Patents by Inventor Ryan Mercier

Ryan Mercier 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: 20250235064
    Abstract: A filtering device for an evacuation station includes a filter bag configured to collect debris evacuated from a cleaning robot by an evacuation station. The filtering device includes an interface assembly configured to interface with the evacuation station. The interface assembly includes (i) a base attached to the filter bag along an opening of the filter bag, (ii) an access door configured to provide or limit access to a space within the filter bag depending on whether the access door is in an open position or a closed position, and (iii) one or more hinges connecting the base to the access door. The access door is rotatable around the one or more hinges from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2025
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: Andrew Vincent Wolff, Ryan Mercier, Chin Xu, Jason Jeffrey Suchman
  • Publication number: 20250176778
    Abstract: A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot can include a base and a storage compartment. The base can be configured to receive the mobile cleaning robot. The base can include an electrical power interface configured to provide electrical power to the mobile cleaning robot. The storage compartment can be integrated with the base and the storage compartment can be sized and shaped to receive a user-replaceable accessory associated with the base or the mobile cleaning robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Insun Hong, Calvin Jinwon Lee, Ryan Mercier
  • Patent number: 12279745
    Abstract: A filtering device for an evacuation station includes a filter bag configured to collect debris evacuated from a cleaning robot by an evacuation station. The filtering device includes an interface assembly configured to interface with the evacuation station. The interface assembly includes (i) a base attached to the filter bag along an opening of the filter bag, (ii) an access door configured to provide or limit access to a space within the filter bag depending on whether the access door is in an open position or a closed position, and (iii) one or more hinges connecting the base to the access door. The access door is rotatable around the one or more hinges from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Vincent Wolff, Ryan Mercier, Chin Xu, Jason Jeffrey Suchman
  • Publication number: 20230010550
    Abstract: A filtering device for an evacuation station includes a filter bag configured to collect debris evacuated from a cleaning robot by an evacuation station. The filtering device includes an interface assembly configured to interface with the evacuation station. The interface assembly includes (i) a base attached to the filter bag along an opening of the filter bag, (ii) an access door configured to provide or limit access to a space within the filter bag depending on whether the access door is in an open position or a closed position, and (iii) one or more hinges connecting the base to the access door. The access door is rotatable around the one or more hinges from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Vincent Wolff, Ryan Mercier, Chin Xu, Jason Jeffrey Suchman
  • Publication number: 20220287527
    Abstract: A docking station for a mobile cleaning robot can include a base and a storage compartment. The base can be configured to receive the mobile cleaning robot. The base can include an electrical power interface configured to provide electrical power to the mobile cleaning robot. The storage compartment can be integrated with the base and the storage compartment can be sized and shaped to receive a user-replaceable accessory associated with the base or the mobile cleaning robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Insun Hong, Calvin Jinwon Lee, Ryan Mercier
  • Patent number: D938115
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart R. Jang, Ryan Mercier
  • Patent number: D961869
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart R. Jang, Ryan Mercier
  • 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: D982861
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventor: Ryan Mercier
  • Patent number: D1010959
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart R. Jang, Ryan Mercier
  • 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
  • Patent number: D1052210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart R. Jang, Ryan Mercier
  • Patent number: D1071423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventor: Ryan Mercier
  • Patent number: D1119774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Calvin Jinwon Lee, Ryan Mercier