Patents by Inventor James Emerick
James Emerick 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).
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Publication number: 20260148413Abstract: A camera mounted on a robotic device captures an image of a component affixed with a fiducial marker encoding an identifier. The fiducial marker is detected within the image, and the encoded identifier is extracted to uniquely identify the component. A pose of the component relative to the robotic device is determined based on the image. Using the determined pose, the robotic device positions the identified component at a designated installation location. Upon installation, status information for the identified component is recorded and transmitted to a server, enabling centralized tracking of installed components and real-time updates on installation progress.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2025Publication date: May 28, 2026Inventors: James Emerick, Lewis Jones, James Yang, Andrew Zellman, Elizabeth Olson, Giacomo Taylor
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Publication number: 20260148152Abstract: An automation system manages operations of a fleet of robotic devices at a construction site. The system receives a construction plan including site data and a list of tasks with dependencies. Based on the plan, the system generates a virtual representation of the construction site and allocates tasks to individual robotic devices. Each robotic device transmits operational status data and sensor data, which is received by the system and used to update the virtual representation. The updated representation reflects the status of each task and incorporates real-time site information. The system generates a visualization of the virtual representation and transmits it to a client device operated by a user, causing the visualization to be presented on the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2025Publication date: May 28, 2026Inventors: James Emerick, Lewis Jones, James Yang, Andrew Zellman, Elizabeth Olson, Giacomo Taylor
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Publication number: 20220290405Abstract: This description provides an autonomous or semi-autonomous earth shaping vehicle that is capable of cooperatively filling earth into a fill location in a dig site. A first earth shaping vehicle configured with a hauling tool carrying a volume of earth navigates to the fill location. At the fill location, the first earth shaping vehicle navigates over a target tool path to fill earth from the hauling tool into the fill location. As the first earth shaping vehicle fills earth into the fill location, a measurement sensor coupled to the first earth shaping vehicle measures a compaction level of earth filled into the fill location. If the measured compaction level is determined to be below a threshold compaction level, the first earth shaping vehicle communicates a request for a second earth shaping vehicle configured with a compaction tool to compact earth in the fill location.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: NOAH AUSTEN READY-CAMPBELL, ANDREW LIANG, EVAN WEST, LUCAS BRUDER, GAURAV JITENDRA KIKANI, PRADEESH SUGANTHAN, JAMES EMERICK, AMMAR KOTHARI, ALAN ARGONDIZZA, SARAH THORNTON, HEE GU YEA, THOMAS PECH
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Patent number: 11401690Abstract: This description provides an autonomous or semi-autonomous earth shaping vehicle that is capable of cooperatively filling earth into a fill location in a dig site. A first earth shaping vehicle configured with a hauling tool carrying a volume of earth navigates to the fill location. At the fill location, the first earth shaping vehicle navigates over a target tool path to fill earth from the hauling tool into the fill location. As the first earth shaping vehicle fills earth into the fill location, a measurement sensor coupled to the first earth shaping vehicle measures a compaction level of earth filled into the fill location. If the measured compaction level is determined to be below a threshold compaction level, the first earth shaping vehicle communicates a request for a second earth shaping vehicle configured with a compaction tool to compact earth in the fill location.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: BUILT ROBOTICS INC.Inventors: Noah Austen Ready-Campbell, Andrew Liang, Evan West, Lucas Bruder, Gaurav Jitendra Kikani, Pradeesh Suganthan, James Emerick, Ammar Kothari, Alan Argondizza, Sarah Thornton, Hee Gu Yea, Thomas Pech
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Patent number: 11385646Abstract: This description provides an autonomous or semi-autonomous earth shaping vehicle that is capable of cooperatively executing an earth shaping routine in a dig site with other earth shaping vehicles. A first earth shaping vehicle configured with a tool for excavating earth navigates to a dig location containing earth to be excavated. The first earth shaping vehicle identifies a loading location where the first vehicle may transfer earth to a second earth shaping vehicle configured with a tool for hauling earth between locations. Upon navigating to the loading location and detecting the second earth shaping vehicle at the loading location, the first earth shaping vehicle transfers earth from its excavation tool to the hauling tool of the second earth shaping vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Built Robotics Inc.Inventors: Noah Austen Ready-Campbell, Andrew Liang, Evan West, Lucas Bruder, Gaurav Jitendra Kikani, Pradeesh Suganthan, James Emerick, Ammar Kothari, Alan Argondizza, Sarah Thornton, Hee Gu Yea, Thomas Pech
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Publication number: 20210149403Abstract: This description provides an autonomous or semi-autonomous earth shaping vehicle that is capable of cooperatively executing an earth shaping routine in a dig site with other earth shaping vehicles. A first earth shaping vehicle configured with a tool for excavating earth navigates to a dig location containing earth to be excavated. The first earth shaping vehicle identifies a loading location where the first vehicle may transfer earth to a second earth shaping vehicle configured with a tool for hauling earth between locations. Upon navigating to the loading location and detecting the second earth shaping vehicle at the loading location, the first earth shaping vehicle transfers earth from its excavation tool to the hauling tool of the second earth shaping vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: NOAH AUSTEN READY-CAMPBELL, ANDREW LIANG, EVAN WEST, LUCAS BRUDER, GAURAV JITENDRA KIKANI, PRADEESH SUGANTHAN, JAMES EMERICK, AMMAR KOTHARI, ALAN ARGONDIZZA, SARAH THORNTON, HEE GU YEA, THOMAS PECH
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Publication number: 20210149391Abstract: This description provides an autonomous or semi-autonomous earth shaping vehicle that is capable of cooperatively hauling earth from a first location to a second location in a dig site with other earth shaping vehicles. A first earth shaping vehicle navigates through a set of coordinates within the coordinate space that represent a path from the start location to the end location. As the first earth shaping vehicle navigates towards the end location, the set of coordinates are dynamically updated to avoid collisions with neighboring earth shaping vehicles in the dig site. The updates to the set of coordinates are determines based on a position of the first earth shaping vehicle relative to a position of the second earth shaping vehicle. The velocity of the first earth shaping vehicle may be adjusted to maintain a threshold distance between the first earth shaping vehicle and each neighboring earth shaping vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: NOAH AUSTEN READY-CAMPBELL, ANDREW LIANG, EVAN WEST, LUCAS BRUDER, GAURAV JITENDRA KIKANI, PRADEESH SUGANTHAN, JAMES EMERICK, AMMAR KOTHARI, ALAN ARGONDIZZA, SARAH THORNTON, HEE GU YEA, THOMAS PECH
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Publication number: 20210148086Abstract: This description provides an autonomous or semi-autonomous earth shaping vehicle that is capable of cooperatively filling earth into a fill location in a dig site. A first earth shaping vehicle configured with a hauling tool carrying a volume of earth navigates to the fill location. At the fill location, the first earth shaping vehicle navigates over a target tool path to fill earth from the hauling tool into the fill location. As the first earth shaping vehicle fills earth into the fill location, a measurement sensor coupled to the first earth shaping vehicle measures a compaction level of earth filled into the fill location. If the measured compaction level is determined to be below a threshold compaction level, the first earth shaping vehicle communicates a request for a second earth shaping vehicle configured with a compaction tool to compact earth in the fill location.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: NOAH AUSTEN READY-CAMPBELL, ANDREW LIANG, EVAN WEST, LUCAS BRUDER, GAURAV JITENDRA KIKANI, PRADEESH SUGANTHAN, JAMES EMERICK, AMMAR KOTHARI, ALAN ARGONDIZZA, SARAH THORNTON, HEE GU YEA, THOMAS PECH
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Patent number: 10312581Abstract: An antenna system including: a metal base plate; an antenna element arranged on and extending away from the front side of the base plate; a circuit board including a ground plane, adjacent to, and in thermal contact with the base plate; a plurality of electrical components on the circuit board including a power amplifier and an I/O connector; a metal support plate separated from, parallel to, and facing the base plate, with the circuit board located between the base and support plates; a plurality of thermally conductive standoffs thermally connecting the base plate to the support plate; and a master board including an I/O connector mating with the I/O connector on the circuit board and electrically connecting the circuit board to the master board, the master board located between the circuit board and the support plate and including signal paths for routing signals to the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: BLUE DANUBE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: James Emerick, Robert M. Honeycutt, Josef Ocenasek
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Publication number: 20180366820Abstract: An antenna system including: a metal base plate; an antenna element arranged on and extending away from the front side of the base plate; a circuit board including a ground plane, adjacent to, and in thermal contact with the base plate; a plurality of electrical components on the circuit board including a power amplifier and an I/O connector; a metal support plate separated from, parallel to, and facing the base plate, with the circuit board located between the base and support plates; a plurality of thermally conductive standoffs thermally connecting the base plate to the support plate; and a master board including an I/O connector mating with the I/O connector on the circuit board and electrically connecting the circuit board to the master board, the master board located between the circuit board and the support plate and including signal paths for routing signals to the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: James Emerick, Robert M. Honeycutt, Josef Ocenasek
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Patent number: 10084231Abstract: An antenna system including: a metal base plate; an antenna element arranged on and extending away from the front side of the base plate; a circuit board including a ground plane, adjacent to, and in thermal contact with the base plate; a plurality of electrical components on the circuit board including a power amplifier and an I/O connector; a metal support plate separated from, parallel to, and facing the base plate, with the circuit board located between the base and support plates; a plurality of thermally conductive standoffs thermally connecting the base plate to the support plate; and a master board including an I/O connector mating with the I/O connector on the circuit board and electrically connecting the circuit board to the master board, the master board located between the circuit board and the support plate and including signal paths for routing signals to the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Blue Danube Systems, Inc.Inventors: James Emerick, Robert M. Honeycutt, Josef Ocenasek
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Publication number: 20170187105Abstract: An antenna system including: a metal base plate; an antenna element arranged on and extending away from the front side of the base plate; a circuit board including a ground plane, adjacent to, and in thermal contact with the base plate; a plurality of electrical components on the circuit board including a power amplifier and an I/O connector; a metal support plate separated from, parallel to, and facing the base plate, with the circuit board located between the base and support plates; a plurality of thermally conductive standoffs thermally connecting the base plate to the support plate; and a master board including an I/O connector mating with the I/O connector on the circuit board and electrically connecting the circuit board to the master board, the master board located between the circuit board and the support plate and including signal paths for routing signals to the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: James Emerick, Robert M. Honeycutt