Patents by Inventor James M. Hanratty

James M. Hanratty 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).

  • Controlling movement of a mobile robot
    Patent number: 11945124
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a method includes accessing image information for a scene in a movement path of a mobile robot. The image includes image information for each of a plurality of pixels of the scene, the image information comprising respective intensity values and respective distance values. The method includes analyzing the image information to determine whether to modify the movement path of the mobile robot. The method includes initiating, in response to determining according to the image information to modify the movement path of the mobile robot, sending of a command to a drive subsystem of the mobile robot to modify the movement path of the mobile robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited
    Inventors: James M. Hanratty, Jeffrey M. Raynor
  • CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF A MOBILE ROBOT
    Publication number: 20220184815
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a method includes accessing image information for a scene in a movement path of a mobile robot. The image includes image information for each of a plurality of pixels of the scene, the image information comprising respective intensity values and respective distance values. The method includes analyzing the image information to determine whether to modify the movement path of the mobile robot. The method includes initiating, in response to determining according to the image information to modify the movement path of the mobile robot, sending of a command to a drive subsystem of the mobile robot to modify the movement path of the mobile robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: James M. Hanratty, Jeffrey M. Raynor