Patents by Inventor Samuel Cruz

Samuel Cruz 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).

  • ROBUST, REPAIRABLE, HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTANCE HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS
    Publication number: 20200370844
    Abstract: A hybrid surface can have hydrophobic properties and high thermal conductance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Evelyn Wang, Kyle Wilke, Samuel Cruz
  • SELF TRACKING SYSTEM AND ITS OPERATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20150229906
    Abstract: It is described an autonomous system for tracking an individual, comprising: wheeled vehicle; 3D depth camera, distance and/or touch sensors; at least two motors, each to drive one or more wheels respectively from both sides, left and right, of the mentioned vehicle; data processing module, comprising a decision unit configured to: if the 3D depth camera detects that the distance between the system and the individual to follow is inferior to a predetermined limit, decrease the speed of the two motors; if the 3D depth camera detects that the person to be followed exceeds a predetermined limit on the left or right of a horizontal predefined point, increase the engine speed on the right, slowing the speed of the left engine, or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Luis Carlos Inacio De Matos, Pedro Jose Guerra De Araujo, David Jose Ferro Martins, Ricardo Samuel Cruz Ponciano, Pedro Manuel Dos Santos Nascimento, Michael Carlos Goncalves Adaixo, Vitor Emanuel Neves Goulao, Ana Raquel Correia Figueira, Luis Rodrigo Fragoso Mendes Gardete Correia