Patents by Inventor Thomas BONIA

Thomas BONIA 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).

  • Dirt detection layer and laser backscatter dirt detection
    Patent number: 10918252
    Abstract: This disclosure describes various methods and apparatus for detecting and characterizing debris pickup during a cleaning operation. A debris detection sensor is described capable of counting the number of particles retrieved by a robotic vacuum during the cleaning operation and associating particles identified with particular areas. The location information can be obtained using various sensors on-board the robotic vacuum. In some embodiments, a cleaning operation can be rerouted when senor readings from the debris detection sensor deviate from historical sensor readings by a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Neato Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sarath Kumar Suvarna, Rachel Lucas, Kingman Yee, Thomas Bonia
  • DIRT DETECTION LAYER AND LASER BACKSCATTER DIRT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20190029486
    Abstract: This disclosure describes various methods and apparatus for detecting and characterizing debris pickup during a cleaning operation. A debris detection sensor is described capable of counting the number of particles retrieved by a robotic vacuum during the cleaning operation and associating particles identified with particular areas. The location information can be obtained using various sensors on-board the robotic vacuum. In some embodiments, a cleaning operation can be rerouted when senor readings from the debris detection sensor deviate from historical sensor readings by a predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Sarath Kumar SUVARNA, Rachel LUCAS, Kingman YEE, Thomas BONIA