Patents by Inventor Saurabh R. Palan

Saurabh R. Palan 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).

  • Systems and methods for an autonomous cart robot
    Patent number: 10908612
    Abstract: A system may include a vehicle having a storage area and a guide rail configured to extend from the storage area. The system may further include a robot having a support portion comprising a placement surface and a base. The robot may also include a plurality of descendible wheels. The robot may also further include a plurality of legs, each connecting the support portion to one of the plurality of descendible wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Saurabh R. Palan, Manuel Ahumada
  • Autonomous agent for meeting preparation assistance
    Patent number: 10547464
    Abstract: Methods and systems for vehicle to operator communication for preparation for a meeting are disclosed. The methods and systems can include collecting meeting information regarding a meeting, transmitting the meeting information to an operator through a communication system, receiving emotional inputs reflecting an emotional state of a party, determining a phased emotional state for the party using the emotional inputs, and transmitting state information to the operator, the state information including the phased emotional state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Saurabh R. Palan, Thor Lewis
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AUTONOMOUS CART ROBOT
    Publication number: 20190302775
    Abstract: A system may include a vehicle having a storage area and a guide rail configured to extend from the storage area. The system may further include a robot having a support portion comprising a placement surface and a base. The robot may also include a plurality of descendible wheels. The robot may also further include a plurality of legs, each connecting the support portion to one of the plurality of descendible wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Saurabh R. Palan, Manuel Ahumada
  • AUTONOMOUS AGENT FOR MEETING PREPARATION ASSISTANCE
    Publication number: 20190296926
    Abstract: Methods and systems for vehicle to operator communication for preparation for a meeting are disclosed. The methods and systems can include collecting meeting information regarding a meeting, transmitting the meeting information to an operator through a communication system, receiving emotional inputs reflecting an emotional state of a party, determining a phased emotional state for the party using the emotional inputs, and transmitting state information to the operator, the state information including the phased emotional state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Saurabh R. Palan, Thor Lewis