Patents by Inventor Gary Cui

Gary Cui 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).

  • Pad cleaning system for robotic vacuum cleaners
    Patent number: 12714275
    Abstract: A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot can include a base portion configured to receive the mobile cleaning robot. The docking station can include a housing connected to the base portion and a pad cleaning system. The pad cleaning system can be connected to the housing and can include a cleaning head engageable with a cleaning pad of the mobile cleaning robot to remove debris from the cleaning pad, the cleaning head can include a nozzle configured to discharge a fluid onto the cleaning pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Rick Hoobler, Jason Jeffrey Suchman, Peter J. Lydon, Guo hui Pan, Gary Cui
  • Pad Cleaning System for Robotic Vacuum Cleaners
    Publication number: 20220400925
    Abstract: A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot can include a base portion configured to receive the mobile cleaning robot. The docking station can include a housing connected to the base portion and a pad cleaning system. The pad cleaning system can be connected to the housing and can include a cleaning head engageable with a cleaning pad of the mobile cleaning robot to remove debris from the cleaning pad, the cleaning head can include a nozzle configured to discharge a fluid onto the cleaning pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Rick Hoobler, Jason Jeffrey Suchman, Peter J. Lydon, Guo Hui Pan, Gary Cui