Patents by Inventor Michael Vincent Avitabile

Michael Vincent Avitabile 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).

  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR WAYPOINT TARGET GENERATION AND MISSION SPOOLING FOR MOBILE GROUND ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20100023185
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention improve mobile robot guidance and control by providing a position designation system for an unmanned vehicle, such as a mobile ground robot. This system allows an operator to select locations of interest on earth for the robot by pointing at the locations through an optical device that is able to discern global or local coordinates of the locations of interest. These waypoints may be spooled directly to the robot or through other mission planning elements that will make decisions about what to do with these locations of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: TORC Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Rome Terwelp, Michael Ryals Fleming, Brett Anthony Gombar, Benjamin Edward Hastings, Michael Vincent Avitabile