Patents by Inventor iRobot Corporation

iRobot Corporation 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).

  • SONAR SCANNER
    Publication number: 20130070563
    Abstract: Detecting an object using sound waves includes outputting a sound wave from a transducer, receiving an echo after outputting the sound wave, obtaining a threshold value based on the echo and plural other echoes that are within a predetermined range of the echo, and determining if the echo is a result of the sound wave based on the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: IROBOT CORPORATION
    Inventor: IROBOT CORPORATION
  • Device For Influencing Navigation Of An Autonomous Vehicle
    Publication number: 20130035793
    Abstract: A device for controlling the reflection of incident beams to influence navigation of an autonomous device having a navigation sensor comprising a beam emitter and a beam detector for detecting reflected emitted beams. The device comprises at least one surface having a geometry configured to direct a reflection from the emitted beam in a predetermined direction so that a suitable amount of the reflected beam can be detected by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: iRobot Corporation
    Inventor: iRobot Corporation