Patents by Inventor Michael A. Robbins

Michael A. Robbins 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).

  • Patent number: 8350810
    Abstract: A system for controlling a remote vehicle, the system comprising: a hand-held controller having a plurality of buttons; a display including a graphical user interface having soft buttons; and a processor in communication with the hand-held controller and the display. Buttons of the hand-held controller are mapped to soft buttons of the graphical user interface to allow actuation of soft buttons of the graphical user interface, and the hand-held controller is capable of switching between two or more button function modes, wherein each button function mode assigns different functions to one or more of the buttons of the hand-held controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Robbins, Samuel H. Kenyon, Roger Gerson, Travis Woodbury, Melissa N. Ledoux
  • Patent number: 8199109
    Abstract: A system for controlling a remote vehicle, the system comprising: a hand-held controller having a plurality of buttons; a display including a graphical user interface having soft buttons; and a processor in communication with the hand-held controller and the display. Buttons of the hand-held controller are mapped to soft buttons of the graphical user interface to allow actuation of soft buttons of the graphical user interface, and the hand-held controller is capable of switching between two or more button function modes, wherein each button function mode assigns different functions to one or more of the buttons of the hand-held controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Irobot Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Robbins, Samuel H. Kenyon, Roger Gerson, Travis Woodbury, Melissa N. Ledoux
  • Publication number: 20110109549
    Abstract: A system for controlling a remote vehicle, the system comprising: a hand-held controller having a plurality of buttons; a display including a graphical user interface having soft buttons; and a processor in communication with the hand-held controller and the display. Buttons of the hand-held controller are mapped to soft buttons of the graphical user interface to allow actuation of soft buttons of the graphical user interface, and the hand-held controller is capable of switching between two or more button function modes, wherein each button function mode assigns different functions to one or more of the buttons of the hand-held controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Michael A. Robbins, Samuel H. Kenyon, Roger Gerson, Travis Woodbury, Melissa N. Ledoux
  • Patent number: 7843431
    Abstract: Control system for a remote vehicle comprises a twin grip hand-held controller including: a left grip shaped to be held between a left little finger, ring finger, and the ball of the thumb, leaving the left index finger, middle finger, and thumb free; a left control zone adjacent to the left grip, including a first analog joystick and a first 4-way directional control manipulable by the left thumb, and a left rocker control located on a shoulder portion of the controller; a right handed grip shaped to be held between the right little finger, ring finger, and the ball of the thumb, leaving the left index finger, middle finger, and thumb free; and a right control zone adjacent the right grip, including a second analog joystick and a second 4-way directional control manipulable by the right thumb, and a right rocker control located on a shoulder portion of the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Robbins, Samuel H. Kenyon, Roger Gerson, Travis Woodbury, Melissa N. Ledoux
  • Publication number: 20080266254
    Abstract: A control system for operation of a remote vehicle comprises a twin-grip hand-held controller having a volume of less than 1 liter and a weight of less than 1 lb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: IROBOT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael A. Robbins, Samuel H. Kenyon, Roger Gerson, Travis Woodbury, Melissa N. Ledoux
  • Patent number: 6552166
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the improved synthesis of compounds of formula I: which may be useful in the treatment of prostate cancer. Such compounds are synthesized in the presence of a carboxyl activating agent, an additive and a base for the preparation of a PSA conjugate which comprises an anthracycline antibiotic and an oligopeptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Lynch, Michael A. Robbins, Yao-Jun Shi, David R. Lieberman
  • Patent number: 6355611
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the sodium salt of formula 5: which may be useful in the treatment of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Also described are lyophilized formulations that comprise the sodium salt 5 or the corresponding free acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Shyam B. Karki, Mark Cameron, David R. Lieberman, Joseph E. Lynch, Michael A. Robbins, Yao-Jun Shi, Örn Almarsson, Michael J. Kaufman, Maneesh J. Nerurkar