公开(公告)号：US12006644B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17037926

申请日：2020-09-30

Applicant: William Daniel Bellinger ,  Camden Henry Denk ,  Ethan Frederick Egger ,  Emmett Monroe Fountain ,  Owen Keith Gulick ,  Amanda Nicole Jaworsky ,  Katelyn Suzanne Kersten ,  Steven Michael Kersten ,  Gabriel Steven Lounsbury ,  Noah Riley Palmatier ,  Joseph Andrew Rasmus ,  Faith Mae Schafer ,  Jack Arthur Schafer ,  Allyson Christine Suandi ,  Trucy Thanh Truong-Phan

Inventor： William Daniel Bellinger ,  Camden Henry Denk ,  Ethan Frederick Egger ,  Emmett Monroe Fountain ,  Owen Keith Gulick ,  Amanda Nicole Jaworsky ,  Katelyn Suzanne Kersten ,  Steven Michael Kersten ,  Gabriel Steven Lounsbury ,  Noah Riley Palmatier ,  Joseph Andrew Rasmus ,  Faith Mae Schafer ,  Jack Arthur Schafer ,  Allyson Christine Suandi ,  Trucy Thanh Truong-Phan

IPC: E01H1/08 ,  A47L9/28

CPC classification number: E01H1/0836 ,  A47L9/2842 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: Robotic systems and methods for collecting trash are provided. The robotic system includes a vehicle, a camera, a trash collection unit, an actuator, and a controller. The vehicle includes a drive. The camera moves with the vehicle to capture images of the trash while the vehicle moves along ground. The trash collection unit is carried by the vehicle to collect the trash. The trash collection unit includes a vacuum pump and a collection conduit. The actuator is operatively coupled to the collection conduit to adjust a position of the collection conduit relative to the vehicle to position the collection conduit adjacent to the trash to collect the trash. The controller is coupled to the drive, the camera, the trash collection unit, and the actuator to coordinate movement of the vehicle, positioning of the collection conduit, and operation of the vacuum pump to collect the trash.

公开(公告)号：US20220097236A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17037926

申请日：2020-09-30

Applicant: William Daniel Bellinger ,  Camden Henry Denk ,  Ethan Frederick Egger ,  Emmett Monroe Fountain ,  Owen Keith Gulick ,  Amanda Nicole Jaworsky ,  Katelyn Suzanne Kersten ,  Steven Michael Kersten ,  Gabriel Steven Lounsbury ,  Noah Riley Palmatier ,  Joseph Andrew Rasmus ,  Faith Mae Schafer ,  Jack Arthur Schafer ,  Allyson Christine Suandi ,  Trucy Thanh Truong-Phan

Inventor： William Daniel Bellinger ,  Camden Henry Denk ,  Ethan Frederick Egger ,  Emmett Monroe Fountain ,  Owen Keith Gulick ,  Amanda Nicole Jaworsky ,  Katelyn Suzanne Kersten ,  Steven Michael Kersten ,  Gabriel Steven Lounsbury ,  Noah Riley Palmatier ,  Joseph Andrew Rasmus ,  Faith Mae Schafer ,  Jack Arthur Schafer ,  Allyson Christine Suandi ,  Trucy Thanh Truong-Phan

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  E01H1/08 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B25J5/00

Abstract: Robotic systems and methods for collecting trash are provided. The robotic system includes a vehicle, a camera, a trash collection unit, an actuator, and a controller. The vehicle includes a drive. The camera moves with the vehicle to capture images of the trash while the vehicle moves along ground. The trash collection unit is carried by the vehicle to collect the trash. The trash collection unit includes a vacuum pump and a collection conduit. The actuator is operatively coupled to the collection conduit to adjust a position of the collection conduit relative to the vehicle to position the collection conduit adjacent to the trash to collect the trash. The controller is coupled to the drive, the camera, the trash collection unit, and the actuator to coordinate movement of the vehicle, positioning of the collection conduit, and operation of the vacuum pump to collect the trash.