Patents by Inventor Prashant Luitel

Prashant Luitel 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).

  • Multi-body self propelled device with induction interface power transfer
    Patent number: 10101739
    Abstract: A multi-body self-propelled device can include a drive body and a coupled head. The drive body can include a spherical housing, an internal drive system within the spherical housing to propel the multi-body self-propelled device, and a magnet holder coupled to the internal drive system to hold a first set of magnetic elements. The drive body can further include a first power source within the spherical housing to power the internal drive system and a first inductive interface. The coupled head can include second set of magnetic elements to establish a magnetic interaction with the first set of magnetic elements through the spherical housing. The coupled head can also include a second power source, and a second inductive interface. The multi-body self-propelled device can transfer power between the coupled head and the drive body via the first and the second inductive interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SPHERO, INC.
    Inventors: David Clarke, Prashant Luitel
  • VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180185761
    Abstract: An apparatus has a chassis that has a pair of rear wheels that passively rotate and a pair of front wheel sets. Each pair of front wheel sets has an upright with an affixed motor. A front wheel is fixed relative to the upright and engages with the motor. A linkage connects the chassis to each of the uprights and is configured to move the uprights in a first range of motion. A linkage actuator actuates the linkage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: Sphero, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Webster, Ross MacGregor, Prashant Luitel, Colin Godby
  • MULTI-BODY SELF PROPELLED DEVICE WITH INDUCTION INTERFACE POWER TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20170269589
    Abstract: A multi-body self-propelled device can include a drive body and a coupled head. The drive body can include a spherical housing, an internal drive system within the spherical housing to propel the multi-body self-propelled device, and a magnet holder coupled to the internal drive system to hold a first set of magnetic elements. The drive body can further include a first power source within the spherical housing to power the internal drive system and a first inductive interface. The coupled head can include second set of magnetic elements to establish a magnetic interaction with the first set of magnetic elements through the spherical housing. The coupled head can also include a second power source, and a second inductive interface. The multi-body self-propelled device can transfer power between the coupled head and the drive body via the first and the second inductive interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: David Clarke, Prashant Luitel