Patents by Inventor Mark J. Chiapetta

Mark J. Chiapetta 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).

  • Sonar scanner
    Publication number: 20030039171
    Abstract: A pulse-echo sonar scanner for a mobile robot includes a transmitter which generates a pulse signal, an acoustic transducer which transmits and receives acoustic signals, a receiver, means for determining performance characteristics of the transducer for a given pulse, means for storing the performance characteristics, and means for determining threshold levels for an echo based on the stored performance characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Mark J. Chiapetta