Patents by Inventor Joel O. P. Poujon

Joel O. P. Poujon 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).

  • Process and autonomous apparatus for the automatic cleaning of ground areas through the performance of programmed tasks
    Patent number: 5341540
    Abstract: An autonomous apparatus for automatically cleaning ground areas including various cleaning tools and a control mechanism for directing the apparatus along a prescribed path over a preselected area to be claimed in response to the execution of a series of instructions stored in a computer memory or the apparatus. The control mechanism includes a sensor for detecting proximity of the apparatus to a fixed reference point for initiating execution of the series of instructions, and a positioning system for determining the instantaneous position of the apparatus relative to fixed reference beacons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: Onet, S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Louis D. C. Soupert, Joel O. P. Poujon