Patents by Inventor Thomas Owen Howard

Thomas Owen Howard 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).

  • System and method for data collection and analysis using robotic devices
    Patent number: 8396591
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for data collection and analysis using robotic devices. The system comprises creating a map of a facility, loading at least one position and at least one task onto a robotic device, autonomously navigating the robotic device to the at least one position to collect data, sending the data to a database for storage, processing and analyzing the data by a server, and presenting analysis of the data to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Valbrea Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Hooper, Thomas Owen Howard
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS USING ROBOTIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20090326709
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for data collection and analysis using robotic devices. The system comprises creating a map of a facility, loading at least one position and at least one task onto a robotic device, autonomously navigating the robotic device to the at least one position to collect data, sending the data to a database for storage, processing and analyzing the data by a server, and presenting analysis of the data to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: Valbrea Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Hooper, Thomas Owen Howard