Patents by Inventor Rain GU

Rain GU 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).

  • Robotic vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: 11583158
    Abstract: A robotic vacuum cleaner may include a housing, a displaceable bumper, an emitter/detector pair, and at least one divider. The displaceable bumper may be moveably coupled to the housing and may be configured to be displaced along at least one axis. The emitter/detector pair may have an emitter and a detector, wherein the emitter is configured to emit light through at least a portion of the displaceable bumper. The at least one divider may be disposed between the emitter and the detector of the emitter/detector pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Charles Fiebig, Isaku D. Kamada, William Wang, Ming Yao, Rain Gu, Melinda L. Liggett, Kennedy Huang, Charles S. Brunner
  • Robotic vacuum
    Patent number: 10898042
    Abstract: A robotic cleaning apparatus can include a body and at least one antenna extending from a periphery of the body. The at least one antenna can be configured to rotate about an axis that extends substantially parallel to a surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Jason B. Thorne, Daniel R. Der Marderosian, Charles Brunner, Dan Gutierrez, Isaku Douglas Kamada, Rain Gu, Ming Yao, Heliang Chen, Frederick K. Hopke
  • ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER
    Publication number: 20200037843
    Abstract: A robotic vacuum cleaner may include a housing, a displaceable bumper, an emitter/detector pair, and at least one divider. The displaceable bumper may be moveably coupled to the housing and may be configured to be displaced along at least one axis. The emitter/detector pair may have an emitter and a detector, wherein the emitter is configured to emit light through at least a portion of the displaceable bumper. The at least one divider may be disposed between the emitter and the detector of the emitter/detector pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Charles FIEBIG, Isaku D. KAMADA, William WANG, Ming YAO, Rain GU, Melinda L. LIGGETT, Kennedy HUANG, Charles S. BRUNNER
  • Robotic vacuum
    Publication number: 20190090705
    Abstract: A robotic cleaning apparatus can include a body and at least one antenna extending from a periphery of the body. The at least one antenna can be configured to rotate about an axis that extends substantially parallel to a surface to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Jason B. THORNE, Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN, Charles BRUNNER, Dan GUTIERREZ, Isaku Douglas KAMADA, Rain GU, Ming YAO, Heliang CHEN, Frederick K. HOPKE