Patents by Inventor Phil Peter CATTON

Phil Peter CATTON 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).

  • Publication number: 20220311527
    Abstract: Introduced here are approaches to transferring relevant information from a first electronic device (also called a “source electronic device”) that is presently outputting an interfacing signal that is detectable by a second electronic device (also called a “recipient electronic device”) via modification of the interfacing signal. Such modification causes the relevant information to be appended to the interfacing signal and then transferred to the recipient electronic device. This can be accomplished by superimposing another signal that is representative of the relevant information onto the interfacing signal. Thus, the relevant information can be transferred from the source electronic device to the recipient electronic device by superimposing a signal onto the interfacing signal that is output by the source electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Harry Michael Cronin, Jan Jasper van den Berg, Christopher John Wright, David Michael Duffy, Phil Peter Catton
  • Publication number: 20220244392
    Abstract: Lidar imaging techniques are disclosed. An example method includes projecting direct laser beams toward an area of interest, and projecting reflected laser beams toward the area of interest, wherein the reflected laser beams are reflected from a reflective surface disposed at a known location relative to an electronic device. The method also includes receiving light scattered in the area of interest due to the direct laser beams and the reflected laser beams. The method also includes determining signal characteristics of the detected scattered light received from the area of interest caused by both the direct laser beams and the reflected laser beams. The method also includes computing a depth map corresponding to the area of interest based on the signal characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Harry Michael CRONIN, Christopher John WRIGHT, Phil Peter CATTON, William SCHNABEL
  • Publication number: 20220190772
    Abstract: A system for generating electrical energy, for instance at an agricultural site. The system includes at least one mobile robot, referred to as “collecting robot” and a plurality of mobile robots, referred to as “producing robots”. Each collect robot includes at least one input port adapted for coupling with an output port of a producing robot and an output port for outputting electrical energy received from each producing robot coupled with the collecting robot. Each producing robot includes a photovoltaic generator, at least one input port adapted for coupling with an output port of another producing robot, and at least one output port for outputting electrical energy generated by the producing robot and received from each other producing robot coupled with the producing robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE
    Inventors: Thierry LUCIDARME, Mike VAN ISEGHEM, Anne-Sophie COINCE, Jean-Marc LAURUOL, Bernadette ELLIOTT-BOWMAN, Harry Michael CRONIN, Phil Peter CATTON, Laura Kristine BUJOUVES