Patents by Inventor Erich Schlaepfer

Erich Schlaepfer 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).

  • Publication number: 20240156079
    Abstract: Implementations are disclosed for a kit for mounting a sensor package to agricultural equipment, robot, etc. In various implementations, the kit includes: a reusable, compressible heat transfer member configured to transfer heat from the sensor package to a thermally conductive surface of the agricultural equipment and a compressive interface configured to couple the sensor package to the agricultural equipment and compress the reusable, compressible heat transfer member between the sensor package and the thermally conductive surface of the agricultural equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Gabriella Levine, Erich Schlaepfer
  • Publication number: 20240015405
    Abstract: Various implementations include processing an instance of image data using a reinforcement learning policy model to generate illumination output, where the illumination output indicates one or more lights of an agricultural robot or modular sensor package to adjust based on uneven illumination in the instance of image data. In many implementations, the initial instance of image data is captured using one or more sensors of an agricultural robot or modular sensor package, where the initial instance of image data captures one or more crops in a portion of a plot of land. In various implementations, the agricultural robot or modular sensor package can adjust one or more lights based on the illumination output, and can capture an updated instance of image data of the given one or more crops with the updated illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yueqi Li, Erich Schlaepfer
  • Publication number: 20230417603
    Abstract: Implementations are disclosed for a cooling system for cooling sensor packages disposed on an agricultural vehicle, robot, etc. In various implementations, the cooling system includes: a reservoir containing a coolant; one or more sprayers to dispense the coolant from the reservoir at a target; a conduit that fluidly couples the reservoir with the one or more sprayers; and a sensor package that includes at least one processor. At least a portion of the sensor package is in contact with the conduit so that heat is dissipated from the sensor package by the coolant flowing through the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yueqi Li, Gabriella Levine, Erich Schlaepfer
  • Patent number: 10091860
    Abstract: Control of one or more switches arrayed in a multi-gang switch box is disclosed. One or more sensors may receive or provide an indication of a gesture near one of the switches. An indication of the switch determined to which a gesture is determined to be directed toward may be displayed. A state change may be performed on the switch according to the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael Simonian, Joe Freeman Britt, Jr., Erich Schlaepfer
  • Publication number: 20150145420
    Abstract: Control of one or more switches arrayed in a multi-gang switch box is disclosed. One or more sensors may receive or provide an indication of a gesture near one of the switches. An indication of the switch determined to which a gesture is determined to be directed toward may be displayed. A state change may be performed on the switch according to the gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Simonian, Joe Freeman Britt, Jr., Erich SCHLAEPFER
  • Publication number: 20140075379
    Abstract: A display device may be, operable to display one or more characters. Each of the characters may comprise an upper portion and a lower portion. The display device may detect a touch from a user on one of two areas associated with a character. A first area of the two areas may be associated with the upper portion of the character and a second area of the two areas may be associated with the lower portion of the character. The display device may change the character based on the detected touch on the one of the two areas. When the touch is detected on the first area associated with the upper portion of a digit, the display device may increase the digit by one. When the touch is detected on the second area associated with the lower portion of the digit, the display device may decrease the digit by one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Erich Schlaepfer, Chris Jones