Patents by Inventor Nicholas ABATE

Nicholas ABATE 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).

  • System and method providing situational awareness for autonomous asset inspection robot monitor
    Patent number: 10682677
    Abstract: A three-dimensional model data store may contain a three-dimensional model of an industrial asset, including points of interest associated with the industrial asset. An inspection plan data store may contain an inspection plan for the industrial asset, including a path of movement for an autonomous inspection robot. An industrial asset inspection platform may receive sensor data from an autonomous inspection robot indicating characteristics of the industrial asset and determine a current location of the autonomous inspection robot along the path of movement in the inspection plan along with current context information. A forward simulation of movement for the autonomous inspection robot may be executed from the current location, through a pre-determined time window, to determine a difference between the path of movement in the inspection plan and the forward simulation of movement along with future context information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Shiraj Sen, Steven Gray, Nicholas Abate, Roberto Silva Filho, Ching-Ling Huang, Mauricio Castillo-Effen, Ghulam Ali Baloch, Raju Venkataramana, Douglas Forman
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS FOR AUTONOMOUS ASSET INSPECTION ROBOT MONITOR
    Publication number: 20180330027
    Abstract: A three-dimensional model data store may contain a three-dimensional model of an industrial asset, including points of interest associated with the industrial asset. An inspection plan data store may contain an inspection plan for the industrial asset, including a path of movement for an autonomous inspection robot. An industrial asset inspection platform may receive sensor data from an autonomous inspection robot indicating characteristics of the industrial asset and determine a current location of the autonomous inspection robot along the path of movement in the inspection plan along with current context information. A forward simulation of movement for the autonomous inspection robot may be executed from the current location, through a pre-determined time window, to determine a difference between the path of movement in the inspection plan and the forward simulation of movement along with future context information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Shiraj SEN, Steven GRAY, Nicholas ABATE, Roberto SILVA FILHO, Ching-Ling HUANG, Mauricio CASTILLO-EFFEN, Ghulam Ali BALOCH, Raju VENKATARAMANA, Douglas FORMAN