Patents by Inventor Jonathan Oliver Nichols

Jonathan Oliver Nichols 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).

  • Integrated movement measurement unit
    Patent number: 11209456
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes an inertial measurement unit, a lidar sensor, and one or more processors configured to perform operations. The operations include receiving data from the lidar sensor. The operations include determining movement data based on the data received from the lidar sensor. The operations include receiving data from the inertial measurement unit. The operations include determining, based on the movement data and the data received from the inertial measurement unit, one or more calibration factors for the inertial measurement unit. The operations include applying the one or more calibration factors to a measurement received from the inertial measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Woven Planet North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Oliver Nichols, Mayur Nitinbhai Shah
  • Integrated Movement Measurement Unit
    Publication number: 20200271689
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes an inertial measurement unit, a lidar sensor, and one or more processors configured to perform operations. The operations include receiving data from the lidar sensor. The operations include determining movement data based on the data received from the lidar sensor. The operations include receiving data from the inertial measurement unit. The operations include determining, based on the movement data and the data received from the inertial measurement unit, one or more calibration factors for the inertial measurement unit. The operations include applying the one or more calibration factors to a measurement received from the inertial measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan Oliver Nichols, Mayur Nitinbhai Shah