Patents by Inventor Shay witelson

Shay witelson 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: 12168885
    Abstract: A pool cleaner for cleaning a pool, the pool cleaner may include a filtering element for filtering fluid; at least one sensor for sensing an actual yaw of the pool cleaner and an actual orientation of the pool cleaner; at least one steering element that is configured to move the pool cleaner along a cleaning path, during a cleaning process of segments of multiple sidewalls of the pool; wherein the cleaning path mostly includes substantially horizontal cleaning path segments that have a cleaning path segment yaw that is a substantially horizontal yaw; wherein the certain region is fully submerged; and a controller that is configured to control the at least one steering element, based on the actual yaw of the pool cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Inventor: Shay Witelson
  • Publication number: 20240392599
    Abstract: A pool related platform that includes a body, a detachable sensor unit (DSU) that comprises multiple sensors and is detachably coupled to the body; and at least one power supply element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Shay Witelson, Avshalom Kehati
  • Publication number: 20240337127
    Abstract: A method for charging a pool related platform (PRP), the method may include (i) positioning a first wireless charging element (WCE) of the PRP within a charging range of a second WCE of a charging unit that is movable and is located at a temporary PRP location that is outside an interior of a pool structural element; wherein the positioning comprises moving the first WCE towards the PRP location; and (ii) wirelessly charging, by the second WCE, the first WCE while maintaining the first WCE within the charging range of the second WCE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Ron Guy, Shay Witelson
  • Publication number: 20240309664
    Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that includes a ballast tank for controlling a buoyancy of the submarine pool cleaner; at least one cleaning element for cleaning debris from an underwater surface of a pool while the pool cleaning robot hovers over the underwater surface; a propulsion module that is configured to propel the submersible pool cleaner, and a steering module that comprises a rudder and diving planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Eyal Tryber, Shay Witelson
  • Publication number: 20240183183
    Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that may include a housing; a power supply cable interface for interfacing with a power supply cable; wherein at least a part of the power supply cable is external to the housing; a power supply control unit, and a wireless charging interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Shay Witelson, Boaz Ben Dov
  • Patent number: 11939791
    Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that includes a ballast tank for controlling a buoyancy of the submarine pool cleaner; at least one cleaning element for cleaning debris from an underwater surface of a pool while the pool cleaning robot hovers over the underwater surface; a propulsion module that is configured to propel the submersible pool cleaner; and a steering module that comprises a rudder and diving planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MAYTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Shay Witelson
  • Patent number: 11884498
    Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that may include a filtering unit for filtering fluid; a housing that at least partially surrounds the filtering unit; an impeller configured to induce fluid to pass through the filtering unit when rotated at a first direction; a pump motor for rotating the impeller; a drive system; first interfacing elements that are configured to interface with the pool during at least a part of a cleaning process of the pool; and at least one second interfacing element that extends outside a bottom of the housing without reaching a virtual plane defined by bottoms of at least two of the first interfacing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MAYTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Shay Witelson
  • Publication number: 20230295944
    Abstract: A pool cleaner for cleaning a pool, the pool cleaner may include a filtering element for filtering fluid; at least one sensor for sensing an actual yaw of the pool cleaner and an actual orientation of the pool cleaner; at least one steering element that is configured to move the pool cleaner along a cleaning path, during a cleaning process of segments of multiple sidewalls of the pool; wherein the cleaning path mostly includes substantially horizontal cleaning path segments that have a cleaning path segment yaw that is a substantially horizontal yaw; wherein the certain region is fully submerged; and a controller that is configured to control the at least one steering element, based on the actual yaw of the pool cleaner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.
    Inventor: Shay Witelson
  • Publication number: 20230258013
    Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that includes a chemical based sensor that is configured to perform fluid quality analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Shay Witelson, Tamir Yizhack, Shay Peretz, Gil HILEL
  • Patent number: 11725409
    Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that may include a housing, a propulsion mechanism configured to propel the pool cleaning robot along an interior surface of a pool; brushes to clean surfaces of the pool during a cleaning cycle, a filtering system, a suction mechanism to draw liquid from the pool through an inlet into the housing and to discharge it from an outlet; and a detachable module that is detachably coupled to the housing, wherein at least one of the following is true—(a) the detachable module is a battery, (b) the detachable module comprises inductive electrical transfer connections, and (c) the detachable module comprises inductive data transfer connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Maytronic Ltd.
    Inventor: Shay Witelson
  • Patent number: 11619059
    Abstract: A pool maintenance system that includes a spectroscopic device that is configured to analyze a fluid of a pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: MAYTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Shay Witelson, Tamir Yizhack, Shay Peretz, Gil Hilel
  • Patent number: 11598112
    Abstract: A pool cleaner for cleaning a pool, the pool cleaner may include a filtering element for filtering fluid; at least one sensor for sensing an actual yaw of the pool cleaner and an actual orientation of the pool cleaner; at least one steering element that is configured to move the pool cleaner along a cleaning path, during a cleaning process of segments of multiple sidewalls of the pool; wherein the cleaning path mostly includes substantially horizontal cleaning path segments that have a cleaning path segment yaw that is a substantially horizontal yaw; wherein the certain region is fully submerged; and a controller that is configured to control the at least one steering element, based on the actual yaw of the pool cleaner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Maytronics Ltd.
    Inventor: Shay Witelson
  • Patent number: 11505960
    Abstract: A method for charging a pool cleaning robot, the method may include positioning a first wireless charging element of a pool cleaning robot within a charging range of a second wireless charging element of a floating unit; wherein the floating unit is electrically and mechanically coupled to an external power source, wherein the positioning comprises moving at least one of the pool cleaning robot and the floating unit; and wirelessly charging, by the second wireless charging element, the first wireless charging element, wherein the charging occurs while maintaining the first wireless charging element within the charging range of the floating unit, despite movements of the floating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: MAYTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Shay Witelson, Yair Hadari
  • Patent number: 11493932
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a region of a pool, the method may include moving a pool cleaning robot along a cleaning path that covers the region while acquiring, at first different points of time and by a sensing unit of the pool cleaning robot, first images of first scenes, at least one first scene at each first point of time; wherein the acquiring of the first images is executed while illuminating the first scenes by the pool cleaning robot; detecting, in at least one first image, illumination reflected or scattered as a result of the illuminating of the first scenes; removing from the at least one first image information about the illumination reflected or scattered; determining, based at least in part of on the first images, first locations of the pool cleaning robot; and wherein the moving is responsive to the first locations of the pool cleaning robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MAYTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Ofer Regev, Assy Tzalik, Yair Hadari, Shay Witelson
  • Patent number: 11493495
    Abstract: A method for analyzing a fluid of a pool by a floating system. The method may include sensing, by a sensor of the floating system, at least one out of (a) a wind parameter related to a wind that impinges on the floating system and (b) a movement of the floating system; wherein the floating system further comprises a top portion comprises at least one float, a submerged portion that comprises comprises a fluid analysis instrument, a power source, a controller, and a propulsion unit; determining, by the controller, an impact of the wind on the floating system based on the at least one out of the wind parameter and the movement of the floating system; controlling, by the controller, a movement of the floating system based, at least in part, on the impact of the wind; and analyzing, by the fluid analysis instrument, at one or more analysis points, the fluid of the pool to provide one or more fluid analysis results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MAYTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Shay Witelson, Yair Hadari
  • Publication number: 20220333394
    Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that includes a ballast tank for controlling a buoyancy of the submarine pool cleaner; at least one cleaning element for cleaning debris from an underwater surface of a pool while the pool cleaning robot hovers over the underwater surface; a propulsion module that is configured to propel the submersible pool cleaner; and a steering module that comprises a rudder and diving planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Eyal Tryber, Shay Witelson
  • Patent number: 11401725
    Abstract: A set of pool cleaning robots for cleaning a pool, wherein a first pool cleaning robot of the set and a second pool cleaning robot of the set are configured to clean different regions of the pool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: MAYTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Sharon Goldenberg, Yair Hadari, Ofer Regev, Shay Witelson
  • Patent number: 11274462
    Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that includes a ballast tank for controlling a buoyancy of the submarine pool cleaner; at least one cleaning element for cleaning debris from an underwater surface of a pool while the pool cleaning robot hovers over the underwater surface; a propulsion module that is configured to propel the submersible pool cleaner; and a steering module that comprises a rudder and diving planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: MAYTRONICS LTD.
    Inventors: Eyal Tryber, Shay Witelson
  • Publication number: 20220003015
    Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that may include a drive motor; an impeller; an impeller motor that is configured to rotate the impeller; wherein the impeller, once rotated at a first rotational direction, is configured to induce fluid to flow through the pool cleaning robot; a filter for filtering fluid that flows through the pool cleaning robot; and wherein the filter (a) is detachably coupled to one or more elements of the pool cleaning robot; and (b) is configured to exit the pool cleaning robot from a first side of the pool cleaning robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.
    Inventor: SHAY Witelson
  • Publication number: 20210324650
    Abstract: A pool cleaning robot that may include a housing, a propulsion mechanism configured to propel the pool cleaning robot along an interior surface of a pool; brushes to clean surfaces of the pool during a cleaning cycle, a filtering system, a suction mechanism to draw liquid from the pool through an inlet into the housing and to discharge it from an outlet; and a detachable module that is detachably coupled to the housing, wherein at least one of the following is true—(a) the detachable module is a battery, (b) the detachable module comprises inductive electrical transfer connections, and (c) the detachable module comprises inductive data transfer connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Maytronics Ltd.
    Inventor: SHAY Witelson