Patents by Inventor Kevin Braidic

Kevin Braidic 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).

  • Algorithm for a pool cleaner
    Patent number: 11339580
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a pool cleaner control system to locate and remove debris from an aquatic environment. The control system comprises an imaging device configured to be mounted on a housing of a pool cleaner and a controller in communication with the imaging device and configured to control the imaging device to acquire one or more primary images from the imaging device. The primary image is received by the controller from the imaging device. Debris is identified within the aquatic environment and a path score is calculated for at least two potential paths having debris within the aquatic environment. The pool cleaner is navigated along a selected path, the selected path being the one of the at least two potential paths having a highest path score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: PENTAIR WATER POOL AND SPA, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Braidic, John Rotundo, Daniel B. Freve, William Sowerwine
  • Algorithm for a Pool Cleaner
    Publication number: 20190085579
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a pool cleaner control system to locate and remove debris from an aquatic environment. The control system comprises an imaging device configured to be mounted on a housing of a pool cleaner and a controller in communication with the imaging device and configured to control the imaging device to acquire one or more primary images from the imaging device. The primary image is received by the controller from the imaging device. Debris is identified within the aquatic environment and a path score is calculated for at least two potential paths having debris within the aquatic environment. The pool cleaner is navigated along a selected path, the selected path being the one of the at least two potential paths having a highest path score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin Braidic, John Rotundo, Dan Freve, William Sowerwine
  • Flow control and indicator assemblies
    Patent number: 9127472
    Abstract: Flow control and indicator assemblies are detailed. The assemblies are especially (although not necessarily exclusively) useful in allowing fluid to bypass automatic pool cleaners (APCs) and may serve as adaptors between APCs and adjacent hoses. The assemblies additionally may provide information about flow rates relative to a desired threshold, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Dustin Borg, Mark Bauckman, Mary Ma, Kevin Braidic
  • FLOW CONTROL AND INDICATOR ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20140060671
    Abstract: Flow control and indicator assemblies are detailed. The assemblies are especially (although not necessarily exclusively) useful in allowing fluid to bypass automatic pool cleaners (APCs) and may serve as adaptors between APCs and adjacent hoses. The assemblies additionally may provide information about flow rates relative to a desired threshold, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Dustin Borg, Mark Bauckman, Mary Ma, Kevin Braidic
  • Flow control and indicator assembly
    Patent number: D718419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Zodiac Pool Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin Borg, Mark Bauckman, Kevin Braidic