Patents by Inventor Raphael Liss

Raphael Liss 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).

  • Patent number: 11215998
    Abstract: A method for the navigation and self-location of an autonomously moving processing device uses an environment map within an environment, wherein environment data of the environment are collected and processed to form an environment map. To support the navigation and self-location of the processing device advantageously, an additional autonomously moving device collects environmental data of the environment for the processing device, and environmental data are transmitted to the processing device. A system consists of an autonomously moving processing device and an additional autonomously moving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventor: Raphael Liss
  • Patent number: 11141860
    Abstract: An automatically moving cleaning device includes a device housing, at least one obstacle detection device and a control device for controlling the cleaning device within an environment according to a detection result of the obstacle detection device, wherein the obstacle detection device is at least partially moveably mounted on the device housing, such that a detection region of the obstacle detection device is shiftable relative to the device housing. In order to optimize the detection of obstacles within the environment of the cleaning device, the control device is configured to shift the detection region of the obstacle detection device relative to the device housing depending on a position and/or orientation of the cleaning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: VORWERK & CO. INTERHOLDING GMBH
    Inventor: Raphael Liss
  • Publication number: 20210129335
    Abstract: An automatically moving cleaning device includes a device housing, at least one obstacle detection device and a control device for controlling the cleaning device within an environment according to a detection result of the obstacle detection device, wherein the obstacle detection device is at least partially moveably mounted on the device housing, such that a detection region of the obstacle detection device can be shifted relative to the device housing. In order to optimize the detection of obstacles within the environment of the cleaning device, the control device is configured to shift the detection region of the obstacle detection device relative to the device housing depending on a position and/or orientation of the cleaning device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventor: Raphael LISS
  • Publication number: 20190324468
    Abstract: A method for the navigation and self-location of an autonomously moving processing device uses an environment map within an environment, wherein environment data of the environment are collected and processed to form an environment map. To support the navigation and self-location of the processing device advantageously, an additional autonomously moving device collects environmental data of the environment for the processing device, and environmental data are transmitted to the processing device. A system consists of an autonomously moving processing device and an additional autonomously moving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventor: Raphael LISS
  • Patent number: D747143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventors: Jutta Schomacher, Markus Cornelissen, Uwe Kemker, Felix Thies, Raphael Liss