Patents by Inventor Shenghong Zhang

Shenghong Zhang 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).

  • Robotic vehicle navigaton system and method
    Patent number: 11934201
    Abstract: System is configured to receive article information corresponding to articles to be transported by computer-controlled vehicles, the articles comprising a first article and a second article, each having a maximum article dimension. System is also configured to assign travel routes about a grid comprising grid cells for the vehicles to travel thereon. The travel route of a first vehicle carrying the first article includes a turning maneuver at a first grid cell. System is configured to control the turning maneuver of the first vehicle in the first grid cell such that there is no contact between the first article carried on the first vehicle with a second article carried on a second vehicle present in a second grid cell that is adjacent to the first grid cell when the first vehicle is undertaking the turning maneuver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventors: James M. Serstad, Michael C. Futch, Shenghong Zhang
  • Robotic vehicle navigaton system and method
    Patent number: 11720122
    Abstract: System is configured to receive article information corresponding to articles to be transported by computer-controlled vehicles, the articles comprising a first article and a second article, each having a maximum article dimension. System is also configured to assign travel routes about a grid comprising grid cells for the vehicles to travel thereon. The travel route of a first vehicle carrying the first article includes a turning maneuver at a first grid cell. System is configured to control the turning maneuver of the first vehicle in the first grid cell such that there is no contact between the first article carried on the first vehicle with a second article carried on a second vehicle present in a second grid cell that is adjacent to the first grid cell when the first vehicle is undertaking the turning maneuver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Tompkins Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Serstad, Michael C. Futch, Shenghong Zhang