Patents by Inventor Thomas Stimmel

Thomas Stimmel 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).

  • PASSIVELY ACTUATED SENSOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240308825
    Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the inventive concepts, provided is an autonomous mobile robot (AMR), comprising: a pair of forks coupled to a carriage that is height adjustable within a mast; an object sensor coupled to the carriage and passively movable between a first position above the forks when the forks are lowered and a second position below the forks when the forks are raised, wherein the object sensor is configured to detect objects under the forks when the forks are raised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Bruce Thompson, Jacob Seal, Elijah Richter, Matt Heisel, Thomas Stimmel, Ben Tylenda, Pat Braun