Patents by Inventor Mehdi Chafik

Mehdi Chafik 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING POOL CLEANING DEVICES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT FOR SWIMMING POOLS OR SPAS
    Publication number: 20240141669
    Abstract: A method of controlling an automatic swimming pool cleaner includes comparing characteristics of at least two similar electromechanical devices of the automatic swimming pool cleaner to establish a normal relationship between the at least two similar electromechanical devices. The method includes identifying abnormal behavior of the automatic swimming pool cleaner based on a divergence from the normal relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: E. Keith McQueen, Mike Reeves, Mehdi Chafik
  • DOCKING SYSTEM WITH CAMERA FOR AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANER
    Publication number: 20240093522
    Abstract: A docking system for an automatic swimming pool cleaner includes a dock and an underwater-facing camera. The underwater-facing camera ay be provided to monitor the automatic swimming pool cleaner underwater. A method of controlling an automatic swimming pool cleaner may include using information obtained from a camera on a dock of a docking system to control the automatic swimming pool cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE
    Inventors: Hendrikus Johannes van der Meijden, Rémi Deloche, Dustin Borg, Mehdi Chafik, Mark Bauckman, E. Keith McQueen
  • EQUIPMENT FOR SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS WITH NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20240026700
    Abstract: Pool equipment for swimming pools and spas may include pumps, heaters, filters, pool lights, sensors, automatic pool cleaners, and/or other pieces of equipment. Such pool equipment may include a near-field communication chip, and near-field communication may be used to send information to the pool equipment (including energizing the pool equipment) and/or to receive information from the pool equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Mark Bauckman, Hwa Heng, Barton Lu, Jared Leander, Arnaud Besnier, Mehdi Chafik
  • UNDERWATER TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSING SYSTEMS PRINCIPALLY FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH SWIMMING POOLS OR SPAS
    Publication number: 20220333395
    Abstract: Automatic swimming pool cleaners may include time-of-flight sensors. The sensors may operate underwater and transmit and receive light radiation. They may be useful especially in providing distance and angular information relating to location of a pool cleaner relative to a wall of, or object within, a pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE
    Inventors: Mehdi Chafik, Phillip Newman
  • WIRELESS AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220268045
    Abstract: Concepts relating to automatic swimming pool cleaners (APCs) are detailed. Some concepts may involve communication with APCs either in or out of the water of swimming pools or spas, while other concepts may concern battery charging or management or other operational aspects of cleaner usage in a pool or spa, among others. Many of the concepts may be applicable to avoid need for a robotic APC to be wired to an external control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE
    Inventors: Arnaud Lancry, Simon Duffaut, Louis Favie, Mehdi Chafik, Remi Deloche, Arnaud Besnier
  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION WITH EQUIPMENT SUCH AS AUTOMATIC SWIMMING POOL CLEANERS
    Publication number: 20220042335
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods may be used for wirelessly communicating underwater (or through air) with equipment such as, but not necessarily limited to, automatic swimming pool cleaners (APCs). Such communication avoids any need for conventional wired communication with the APCs. At least some of the devices may be hand-held and capable of having at least portions immersed in water in normal use. The devices preferably do not use radio frequency (RF) signal to communication with APCs, instead employing light-based or other signal types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: ZODIAC POOL CARE EUROPE
    Inventors: Arnaud Besnier, Mehdi Chafik, Arnaud Lancry