Patents by Inventor Michael H. E. Larcombe

Michael H. E. Larcombe 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).

  • Driverless vehicle autoguide by light signals and two directional detectors
    Patent number: 4328545
    Abstract: An unmanned vehicle capable of being automatously guided towards a predetermined destination by the geometrical computation of light signals received by at least two on-board detectors which relate the direction of each signal received to the axis of the vehicle. Useful in restricted areas such as automatic warehouses and loading bays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1982
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited
    Inventors: James R. Halsall, Michael H. E. Larcombe, James R. Robertson, Mark A. M. Rogers