Patents by Inventor Simon Elison

Simon Elison 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).

  • Method of detecting human and/or animal motion and performing mobile disinfection
    Patent number: 11602845
    Abstract: Implementations of the disclosed subject matter provide a method of moving a mobile robot within an area. The movement of the mobile robot and the emission of ultraviolet (UV) light may be stopped when a human and/or animal is determined to be within the area. Using at least one sensor, the method may be determine whether there is at least one of human identification, animal identification, motion, heat, and/or sound within the area for a predetermined period of time. When there is no human identification, animal identification, motion, heat, and/or sound within the predetermined period of time, UV light may be emitted and the drive system may be controlled to move the mobile robot within the area. When there is at least one of human identification, motion, heat, and/or sound within the predetermined period of time, a light source may be controlled to prohibit the emission of UV light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: UVD Robots ApS
    Inventors: Thomas Rubæk, Efraim Vitzrabin, John Erland Østergaard, Rune Larsen, Jorge Rodriguez, Simon Elison
  • METHOD OF DETECTING HUMAN AND/OR ANIMAL MOTION AND PERFORMING MOBILE DISINFECTION
    Publication number: 20210370505
    Abstract: Implementations of the disclosed subject matter provide a method of moving a mobile robot within an area. The movement of the mobile robot and the emission of ultraviolet (UV) light may be stopped when a human and/or animal is determined to be within the area. Using at least one sensor, the method may be determine whether there is at least one of human identification, animal identification, motion, heat, and/or sound within the area for a predetermined period of time. When there is no human identification, animal identification, motion, heat, and/or sound within the predetermined period of time, UV light may be emitted and the drive system may be controlled to move the mobile robot within the area. When there is at least one of human identification, motion, heat, and/or sound within the predetermined period of time, a light source may be controlled to prohibit the emission of UV light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Rubæk, Efraim Vitzrabin, John Erland Østergaard, Rune Larsen, Jorge Rodriguez, Simon Elison