Patents by Inventor Eric Peter Diehr

Eric Peter Diehr has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cleaning station for mobile robots
    Patent number: 10642277
    Abstract: A station uses cleaning mechanisms to clean sensors of mobile robots. The mobile robots may use data from the sensors to navigate around an environment such as an inventory warehouse. A sensor of a mobile robot can become dirty over time as dust or other debris accumulates on the sensor. Since the mobile robots can navigate to a station for automatic sensor cleaning, a human does not need to manually clean the sensors. Multiple mobile robots may share one or more stations in the environment and coordinate a schedule to have their sensors cleaned. The stations may also charge a battery of a mobile robot simultaneously while cleaning the mobile robot's sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: FETCH ROBOTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Peter Diehr, Michael Ferguson, Derek King
  • CLEANING STATION FOR MOBILE ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20180275668
    Abstract: A station uses cleaning mechanisms to clean sensors of mobile robots. The mobile robots may use data from the sensors to navigate around an environment such as an inventory warehouse. A sensor of a mobile robot can become dirty over time as dust or other debris accumulates on the sensor. Since the mobile robots can navigate to a station for automatic sensor cleaning, a human does not need to manually clean the sensors. Multiple mobile robots may share one or more stations in the environment and coordinate a schedule to have their sensors cleaned. The stations may also charge a battery of a mobile robot simultaneously while cleaning the mobile robot's sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Eric Peter Diehr, Michael Ferguson, Derek King