Patents by Inventor Rick Hoobler

Rick Hoobler 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: 20220400925
    Abstract: A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot can include a base portion configured to receive the mobile cleaning robot. The docking station can include a housing connected to the base portion and a pad cleaning system. The pad cleaning system can be connected to the housing and can include a cleaning head engageable with a cleaning pad of the mobile cleaning robot to remove debris from the cleaning pad, the cleaning head can include a nozzle configured to discharge a fluid onto the cleaning pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Rick Hoobler, Jason Jeffrey Suchman, Peter J. Lydon, Guo Hui Pan, Gary Cui
  • Publication number: 20210373558
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for scheduling and controlling a mobile robot using a textual and user experienced-based mission routine. In an example, a mobile cleaning robot comprises a drive system to move the mobile cleaning robot about an environment, a sensor circuit to detect an object in the environment, and a controller circuit to receive a mission routine including data representing an editable schedule including at least one of time or order for performing one or more cleaning tasks with respect to a semantically annotated object that include spatial or contextual information of the detected object, or with respect to user experience or user behavior. The controller circuit navigates the mobile cleaning robot to conduct a mission in accordance with the mission routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan Schneider, Craig Michael Butterworth, Sam Hong, Stefan Zickler, Steven Kordell, Hyun Woo Paik, Frank Judge, Nat Jabbawy, Jacki Holcomb, Shannon Amelia Case, David M. McSweeney, Brandon Rohrer, Rick Hoobler, Ottillia Shirhan Ni
  • Patent number: D969429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Calvin Jinwon Lee, Ryan Mercier, Rick Hoobler, Insun Hong
  • Patent number: D1017154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Mercier, Insun Hong, Rick Hoobler
  • Patent number: D1018455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Calvin Jinwon Lee, Ryan Mercier, Rick Hoobler, Insun Hong