Patents by Inventor Jonathan J. Dorich

Jonathan J. Dorich 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).

  • MOPPING BEHAVIOR CONTROL OF MOBILE CLEANING ROBOT
    Publication number: 20250049283
    Abstract: A method of operating a mobile cleaning robot can include engaging a flooring surface of an environment with a cleaning pad of the mobile cleaning robot. At least one wheel of the mobile cleaning robot can be operated to move the mobile cleaning robot forward relative to the flooring surface a first time along a cleaning rank while the cleaning pad is engaged with the flooring surface. After moving forward, at least one wheel can be operated to move the mobile cleaning robot rearward relative to the flooring surface along the cleaning rank while the cleaning pad is engaged with the flooring surface. After moving rearward, at least one wheel can be operated to move the mobile cleaning robot forward a second time relative to the flooring surface along the cleaning rank while the cleaning pad is engaged with the flooring surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Shiwei Wang, Jonathan J. Dorich, Jennifer Smith, Lauren D. Stern, Dan Wivagg, Whitney Crooks, Sebastian Jakymiw, Prajakta Shyamkant Dhamorikar, Brianna White
  • Navigation of autonomous mobile robots
    Patent number: 11607094
    Abstract: An autonomous cleaning robot includes a controller configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations. The one or more operations includes operating a drive system to move the cleaning robot in a forward drive direction along a first obstacle surface with a side surface of the cleaning robot facing the first obstacle surface, then operating the drive system to turn the cleaning robot such that the side surface of the cleaning robot faces a second obstacle surface, then operating the drive system to move the cleaning robot in a rearward drive direction along the second obstacle surface, and then operating the drive system to move the cleaning robot in the forward drive direction along the second obstacle surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Artem Gritsenko, Erik Schembor, James R. Salvati, John Wang, Jonathan J. Dorich, Steven Kordell, Tadvana S. Canakapalli, Zacharias Psarakis
  • NAVIGATION OF AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20230052571
    Abstract: An autonomous cleaning robot includes a controller configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations. The one or more operations includes operating a drive system to move the cleaning robot in a forward drive direction along a first obstacle surface with a side surface of the cleaning robot facing the first obstacle surface, then operating the drive system to turn the cleaning robot such that the side surface of the cleaning robot faces a second obstacle surface, then operating the drive system to move the cleaning robot in a rearward drive direction along the second obstacle surface, and then operating the drive system to move the cleaning robot in the forward drive direction along the second obstacle surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Artem Gritsenko, Erik Schembor, James R. Salvati, John Wang, Jonathan J. Dorich, Steven Kordell, Tadvana S. Canakapalli, Zacharias Psarakis
  • Navigation of autonomous mobile robots
    Patent number: 11464375
    Abstract: An autonomous cleaning robot includes a controller configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations. The one or more operations includes operating a drive system to move the cleaning robot in a forward drive direction along a first obstacle surface with a side surface of the cleaning robot facing the first obstacle surface, then operating the drive system to turn the cleaning robot such that the side surface of the cleaning robot faces a second obstacle surface, then operating the drive system to move the cleaning robot in a rearward drive direction along the second obstacle surface, and then operating the drive system to move the cleaning robot in the forward drive direction along the second obstacle surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Artem Gritsenko, Erik Schembor, James R. Salvati, John Wang, Jonathan J. Dorich, Steven Kordell, Tadvana S. Canakapalli, Zacharias Psarakis
  • NAVIGATION OF AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20200069125
    Abstract: An autonomous cleaning robot includes a controller configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations. The one or more operations includes operating a drive system to move the cleaning robot in a forward drive direction along a first obstacle surface with a side surface of the cleaning robot facing the first obstacle surface, then operating the drive system to turn the cleaning robot such that the side surface of the cleaning robot faces a second obstacle surface, then operating the drive system to move the cleaning robot in a rearward drive direction along the second obstacle surface, and then operating the drive system to move the cleaning robot in the forward drive direction along the second obstacle surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Artem Gritsenko, Erik Schembor, James R. Salvati, John Wang, Jonathan J. Dorich, Steven Kordell, Tadvana S. Canakapalli, Zacharias Psarakis