Patents by Inventor Gabriel Steven Lounsbury

Gabriel Steven Lounsbury 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).

  • Robotic systems and methods for collecting trash outdoors
    Patent number: 12006644
    Abstract: Robotic systems and methods for collecting trash are provided. The robotic system includes a vehicle, a camera, a trash collection unit, an actuator, and a controller. The vehicle includes a drive. The camera moves with the vehicle to capture images of the trash while the vehicle moves along ground. The trash collection unit is carried by the vehicle to collect the trash. The trash collection unit includes a vacuum pump and a collection conduit. The actuator is operatively coupled to the collection conduit to adjust a position of the collection conduit relative to the vehicle to position the collection conduit adjacent to the trash to collect the trash. The controller is coupled to the drive, the camera, the trash collection unit, and the actuator to coordinate movement of the vehicle, positioning of the collection conduit, and operation of the vacuum pump to collect the trash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Inventors: William Daniel Bellinger, Camden Henry Denk, Ethan Frederick Egger, Emmett Monroe Fountain, Owen Keith Gulick, Amanda Nicole Jaworsky, Katelyn Suzanne Kersten, Steven Michael Kersten, Gabriel Steven Lounsbury, Noah Riley Palmatier, Joseph Andrew Rasmus, Faith Mae Schafer, Jack Arthur Schafer, Allyson Christine Suandi, Trucy Thanh Truong-Phan
  • Robotic Systems and Methods for Collecting Trash Outdoors
    Publication number: 20220097236
    Abstract: Robotic systems and methods for collecting trash are provided. The robotic system includes a vehicle, a camera, a trash collection unit, an actuator, and a controller. The vehicle includes a drive. The camera moves with the vehicle to capture images of the trash while the vehicle moves along ground. The trash collection unit is carried by the vehicle to collect the trash. The trash collection unit includes a vacuum pump and a collection conduit. The actuator is operatively coupled to the collection conduit to adjust a position of the collection conduit relative to the vehicle to position the collection conduit adjacent to the trash to collect the trash. The controller is coupled to the drive, the camera, the trash collection unit, and the actuator to coordinate movement of the vehicle, positioning of the collection conduit, and operation of the vacuum pump to collect the trash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: William Daniel Bellinger, Camden Henry Denk, Ethan Frederick Egger, Emmett Monroe Fountain, Owen Keith Gulick, Amanda Nicole Jaworsky, Katelyn Suzanne Kersten, Steven Michael Kersten, Gabriel Steven Lounsbury, Noah Riley Palmatier, Joseph Andrew Rasmus, Faith Mae Schafer, Jack Arthur Schafer, Allyson Christine Suandi, Trucy Thanh Truong-Phan