Patents by Inventor Trevor Taylor

Trevor Taylor 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).

  • Docking process for recharging an autonomous mobile device
    Patent number: 8515580
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies pertaining to autonomously docking a mobile robot at a docking station for purposes of recharging batteries of the mobile robot. The mobile robot uses vision-based navigation and a known map of the environment to navigate toward the docking station. Once sufficiently proximate to the docking station, the mobile robot captures infrared images of the docking station, and granularly aligns itself with the docking station based upon the captured infrared images of the docking station. As the robot continues to drive towards the docking station, the robot monitors infrared sensors for infrared beams emitted from the docking station. If the infrared sensors receive the infrared beams, the robot continues to drive forward until the robot successfully docks with the docking station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor Taylor, Michael Wyrzykowski, Glen C. Larsen, Mike M. Paull
  • DOCKING PROCESS FOR RECHARGING AN AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120323365
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies pertaining to autonomously docking a mobile robot at a docking station for purposes of recharging batteries of the mobile robot. The mobile robot uses vision-based navigation and a known map of the environment to navigate toward the docking station. Once sufficiently proximate to the docking station, the mobile robot captures infrared images of the docking station, and granularly aligns itself with the docking station based upon the captured infrared images of the docking station. As the robot continues to drive towards the docking station, the robot monitors infrared sensors for infrared beams emitted from the docking station. If the infrared sensors receive the infrared beams, the robot continues to drive forward until the robot successfully docks with the docking station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor Taylor, Michael Wyrzykowski, Glen C. Larsen, Mike M. Paul
  • Turbine blade system
    Patent number: 8133025
    Abstract: A turbine blade system relating to a tip device appended to the blade tip of a turbine. The tip device controls the flow of air to ultimately reduce noise signatures while increasing aerodynamic efficiency. Passive or actively controlled configurations also permit the user to adjust the pitch angle of the tip device for maximum efficiency rather than making less effective adjustments to the entire turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: ARI Green Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Anan Li, Pier Marzoca, Reginald Trevor Taylor
  • Turbine Blade System
    Publication number: 20100028149
    Abstract: A turbine blade system relating to a tip device appended to the blade tip of a turbine. The tip device controls the flow of air to ultimately reduce noise signatures while increasing aerodynamic efficiency. Passive or actively controlled configurations also permit the user to adjust the pitch angle of the tip device for maximum efficiency rather than making less effective adjustments to the entire turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Anan Li, Pier Marzoca, Reginald Trevor Taylor