Patents by Inventor Thomas Eagling

Thomas Eagling 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: 10549646
    Abstract: An autonomous ground treatment appliance, in particular a robotic lawnmower, includes a housing, a running gear, a control unit, at least one wheel unit, and a sensor unit. The control unit is configured to control the autonomous ground treatment appliance. The at least one wheel unit is mounted on the housing so as to be at least partially movable relative to the housing. The sensor unit is configured to ascertain a position of the wheel unit relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: David Reynolds, Gavin Ben Armstrong, Martin Bolton, Philip Tonks, Thomas Eagling
  • Patent number: 10459452
    Abstract: A method for detecting a position of a robotic vehicle relative to a boundary conductor surrounding a defined area includes the steps: providing an electrical current and a pseudo-random boundary signal, generating a current signal using the electrical current and the pseudo-random boundary signal, feeding the current signal into the boundary conductor to produce an alternating electromagnetic field, detecting magnetic field changes which are attributed to the alternating electromagnetic field, and generating a reception signal from the magnetic field changes, evaluating the reception signal with the generation of at least one reconstructed boundary signal, providing a reference signal identical to the pseudo-random boundary signal, carrying out a pattern recognition to determine a correlation value between the reference signal and the reconstructed boundary signal, determining the position inside/outside the defined area based on the determined correlation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Eagling, Steve Fincham
  • Publication number: 20180001786
    Abstract: An autonomous ground treatment appliance, in particular a robotic lawnmower, includes a housing, a running gear, a control unit, at least one wheel unit, and a sensor unit. The control unit is configured to control the autonomous ground treatment appliance. The at least one wheel unit is mounted on the housing so as to be at least partially movable relative to the housing. The sensor unit is configured to ascertain a position of the wheel unit relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: David Reynolds, Gavin Ben Armstrong, Martin Bolton, Philip Tonks, Thomas Eagling
  • Publication number: 20170351265
    Abstract: A method for detecting a position of a robotic vehicle relative to a boundary conductor surrounding a defined area includes the steps: providing an electrical current and a pseudo-random boundary signal, generating a current signal using the electrical current and the pseudo-random boundary signal, feeding the current signal into the boundary conductor to produce an alternating electromagnetic field, detecting magnetic field changes which are attributed to the alternating electromagnetic field, and generating a reception signal from the magnetic field changes, evaluating the reception signal with the generation of at least one reconstructed boundary signal, providing a reference signal identical to the pseudo-random boundary signal, carrying out a pattern recognition to determine a correlation value between the reference signal and the reconstructed boundary signal, determining the position inside/outside the defined area based on the determined correlation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Eagling, Steve Fincham