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公开(公告)号：US12012690B2
公开(公告)日：2024-06-18
申请号：US18056844
申请日：2022-11-18
Applicant: Monotony.ai, Inc.
Inventor： Madeline R. Hickman , Susan Bachrach Coney , Noa M. Rensing , Kayla M. Swiston , Benjamin Beckvold , Benjamin D. Bixby , Jesse Sielaff , Kevin M. LeBlanc , Hannah S. Siemens
IPC: D06F95/00 , D06F25/00 , D06F33/52 , D06F34/14 , D06F37/10 , D06F37/30 , D06F103/24 , D06F105/44 , D06F105/46
CPC classification number: D06F95/00 , D06F25/00 , D06F33/52 , D06F34/14 , D06F37/10 , D06F37/304 , D06F2103/24 , D06F2105/44 , D06F2105/46
Abstract: An autonomous system for washing and drying household laundry includes a plurality of autonomous combination washer and dryers each including a perforated drum disposed within a tub mated thereto at a drive end opposite an opening. A first air orifice is disposed through the tub. A detachable door includes a second air orifice configured to receive an air conduit such that air flows through the first and second air orifices during a drying cycle while the door seals the opening. A controller is configured to instruct a drive motor to spin the drum about a spin axis extending between the drive end and the opening. A driven carrier in operable communication with the controller slides along a raised rail disposed adjacent the plurality autonomous combination washer and dryers and retrieves, holds, and reseats a door in an opening of one of the plurality of autonomous combination washer and dryers.
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公开(公告)号：US20240059508A1
公开(公告)日：2024-02-22
申请号：US18499605
申请日：2023-11-01
Applicant: Monotony.ai, Inc.
Inventor： Madeline R. Hickman , Samuel Duffley , Noa M. Rensing , Kayla M. Swiston , Jesse Sielaff , Benjamin D. Bixby
IPC: B65G65/16 , B65G57/03 , B65G65/00 , B65G65/32 , B65G69/02 , B65B25/20 , B65B35/44 , B65B35/50 , B65B57/10 , B65B59/00 , D06F95/00
CPC classification number: B65G65/16 , B65G57/03 , B65G65/005 , B65G65/32 , B65G69/02 , B65B25/20 , B65B35/44 , B65B35/50 , B65B57/10 , B65B59/00 , D06F95/00 , B65G2201/0229 , B65G2203/0208 , B65G2203/0283 , B65G2203/041 , B65G2814/0305 , B65G2814/0331
Abstract: Autonomously operated systems and methods of packing unbound folded laundry articles are described. A system of stacking a plurality of folded laundry articles onto a receiving surface includes two or more side-by-side parallel extendable surfaces configured to extend at least one of independently and simultaneously, at least one sensor configured to detect a presence of one or more folded laundry articles on at least one of the surfaces, and a controller in operative communication with at least one drive of the two or more surfaces and the at least one sensor. The controller is configured to extend a loading end of at least one of the surfaces out upon receiving a signal from the at least one sensor, and retract the loading end to deposit the one or more folded laundry articles atop at least one of the receiving surface and one or more previously deposited folded laundry articles.
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公开(公告)号：US11866866B2
公开(公告)日：2024-01-09
申请号：US17331220
申请日：2021-05-26
Applicant: Monotony.ai, Inc.
Inventor： Noa M. Rensing , Benjamin D. Bixby , Jesse Sielaff
IPC: D06F31/00 , D06F29/00 , D06F58/48 , D06F33/72 , D06F95/00 , B25J11/00 , D06F34/08 , D06F34/26 , D06F39/04 , D06F33/50
CPC classification number: D06F31/00 , D06F29/005 , D06F33/72 , D06F58/48 , B25J11/0085 , D06F33/50 , D06F34/08 , D06F34/26 , D06F39/04 , D06F95/00
Abstract: An energy efficient autonomous laundry system includes a plurality of combination washing and drying machines, at least one exhaust combining manifold in fluid communication with the plurality of combination washing and drying machines, at least one heat pump receiving combined exhaust from the manifold, one or more sensors disposed throughout the airflow of the system, and a controller in operative communication with all of these system components. The controller is configured to receive an output signal, analyze at least one air characteristic associated with the one or more sensors, determine, based on the analysis, whether the at least one air characteristics is within a preprogrammed range of values for at least one of air temperature, air flow, and air humidity, and adjust one or more controls, including controls for adjusting at least one of air temperature, air flow, and air humidity at the one or more locations within the system.
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公开(公告)号：US11851295B2
公开(公告)日：2023-12-26
申请号：US18178831
申请日：2023-03-06
Applicant: Monotony.ai, Inc.
Inventor： Madeline R. Hickman , Samuel Duffley , Noa M. Rensing , Kayla M. Swiston , Jesse Sielaff , Benjamin D. Bixby
IPC: B65B25/20 , B65B35/44 , B65B35/50 , B65B57/10 , B65B59/00 , B65G65/16 , B65G57/03 , B65G65/00 , B65G65/32 , B65G69/02 , D06F95/00
CPC classification number: B65G65/16 , B65B25/20 , B65B35/44 , B65B35/50 , B65B57/10 , B65B59/00 , B65G57/03 , B65G65/005 , B65G65/32 , B65G69/02 , D06F95/00 , B65G2201/0229 , B65G2203/0208 , B65G2203/0283 , B65G2203/041 , B65G2814/0305 , B65G2814/0331
Abstract: An autonomously operated system is configured to load at least one unbound deformable article into a container. The system includes a refillable cartridge configured to receive therein the article, at least one extendable conveyor being configured to extend into the refillable cartridge and deposit the article within the refillable cartridge, a driven lifter configured to selectively lower and raise the refillable cartridge relative to the at least one extendable conveyor, one or more sensors configured output a signal indicative of a fill height of the refillable cartridge, and at least one controller configured to, in response a received signal form the one or more sensors, instruct the driven lifter to at least one of raise and lower the refillable cartridge to at least one of one or more loading heights for receiving the article, and lower the refillable cartridge to an unloading position within the container.
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公开(公告)号：US20230295867A1
公开(公告)日：2023-09-21
申请号：US18189438
申请日：2023-03-24
Applicant: Monotony.ai, Inc.
Inventor： Stuart E. Schechter , Benjamin D. Bixby , Kevin M. LeBlanc , Wilson J. Mefford , Elliot Sinclair Pennington , Laura E. Schwartz , Jesse Sielaff , Madeline R. Hickman , Carter J. Ithier , Samuel Duffley
IPC: D06F89/02
CPC classification number: D06F89/023
Abstract: A device for autonomously folding a deformable article includes a rotatable platform configured to receive the deformable article and at least one movable elongation in operable communication with at least one elongation drive. The at least one movable elongation is configured to raise and lower from the surface of the rotatable platform, move parallel to the surface, and manipulate the deformable article to thereby fold the deformable article at one of the one or more fold lines. The device includes a table drive configured to rotate the rotatable platform about a central axis such that the at least one elongation aligns with one of the one or more fold lines, and at least one sensor configured to detect the deformable article position and orientation on the rotatable platform. A controller is in operable communication with the at least one elongation drive, the table drive, and the at least one sensor.
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公开(公告)号：US20230294297A1
公开(公告)日：2023-09-21
申请号：US18321339
申请日：2023-05-22
Applicant: Monotony.ai, Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin D. Bixby , Samuel Duffley , Elliot Sinclair Pennington , Jesse Sielaff , Wilson J. Mefford , Madeline R. Hickman
IPC: B25J11/00 , B25J9/16 , B25J18/02 , B25J15/00 , B25J13/08 , D06F89/00 , B25J9/00 , G06V20/10 , G06F18/2431 , G06V10/82
CPC classification number: B25J11/008 , B25J9/1697 , B25J18/02 , B25J15/0028 , B25J9/1682 , B25J9/161 , B25J13/08 , D06F89/00 , B25J9/0093 , G06V20/10 , G06F18/2431 , G06V10/82
Abstract: A robotic system includes a movable platform disposed at a bottom of a work volume, the movable platform being configured to transit outside the work volume, at least three lifters disposed about a perimeter of the work volume, two or more sensors disposed at fixed locations about the work volume, and a memory including a neural network. A controller is in operative communication with the memory, the two or more sensors, and the lifters. The controller is configured to receive output signals from the two or more sensors, determine, based processing on the received signals with the neural network, whether the deformable laundry article suspended by two lifters is repositioned, and instruct, based on a determination of the deformable laundry article being repositioned, the lifters to lower the repositioned deformable laundry article onto the movable platform.
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公开(公告)号：US20230077460A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-16
申请号：US18056844
申请日：2022-11-18
Applicant: Monotony.ai, Inc.
Inventor： Madeline R. Hickman , Susan Bachrach Coney , Noa M. Rensing , Kayla M. Swiston , Benjamin Beckvold , Benjamin D. Bixby , Jesse Sielaff , Kevin M. LeBlanc , Hannah S. Siemens
Abstract: An autonomous system for washing and drying household laundry includes a plurality of autonomous combination washer and dryers each including a perforated drum disposed within a tub mated thereto at a drive end opposite an opening. A first air orifice is disposed through the tub. A detachable door includes a second air orifice configured to receive an air conduit such that air flows through the first and second air orifices during a drying cycle while the door seals the opening. A controller is configured to instruct a drive motor to spin the drum about a spin axis extending between the drive end and the opening. A driven carrier in operable communication with the controller slides along a raised rail disposed adjacent the plurality autonomous combination washer and dryers and retrieves, holds, and reseats a door in an opening of one of the plurality of autonomous combination washer and dryers.
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公开(公告)号：US20220098779A1
公开(公告)日：2022-03-31
申请号：US17490670
申请日：2021-09-30
Applicant: Monotony.ai, Inc.
Inventor： Susan Bachrach Coney , Noa M. Rensing , Madeline R. Hickman , Kayla M. Swiston , Benjamin Beckvold , Benjamin D. Bixby , Jesse Sielaff , Kevin M. LeBlanc , Hannah S. Siemens
Abstract: An autonomously actuated washing and drying device includes a rigid frame configured to pivot about a pivot shaft, a combined washing and drying tub and drum assembly suspended within the frame, and a controller in operable communication with a pivot motor for rotating the pivot shaft and a drive motor for spinning the drum. The pivot shaft is configured to rotate the frame from an upright orientation to an inverted orientation. The controller is configured to instruct the pivot motor to rotate the frame to the upright orientation for receiving at least one deformable article into an opening of the drum, and rotate the frame to a wash orientation between the upright orientation and inverted orientation. The controller is configured to execute a washing and drying routine based on parameters including instructing the drive motor to spin the drum about a drive axis at the wash orientation.
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公开(公告)号：US20210370517A1
公开(公告)日：2021-12-02
申请号：US17332802
申请日：2021-05-27
Applicant: Monotony.ai, Inc.
Inventor： Benjamin D. Bixby , Samuel Duffley , Elliot Sinclair Pennington , Jesse Sielaff , Wilson J. Mefford , Madeline R. Hickman
Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for repositioning a deformable laundry article are described. For example, a robotic device includes a conveyor configured to transfer the deformable laundry article outside of a work volume, two or more lifters including grippers individually anchored about the perimeter of the work volume, two or more sensors disposed at fixed locations about the work volume, and a memory storing data indicative of repositioned deformable laundry articles. A controller is in operative communication with the memory, the two or more sensors, and the two or more lifters. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensors, identify grip points on the deformable laundry article suspended above the conveyor, instruct a lifter to grip and lift an identified grip point to the suspension height, determine whether the deformable laundry article is repositioned, and instruct the lifters to lower the repositioned deformable laundry article onto the conveyor.
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