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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2018
Applicants:
Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Leonessa, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Christopher H. Cain, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Brian Boothe, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignees:
Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., Cary, NC (US);
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/16 (2006.01); G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01C 15/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H 4/1654 (2013.01); G01C 3/08 (2013.01); G01C 15/002 (2013.01); G05D 1/024 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G05D 1/0238 (2013.01);
Abstract
A swimming pool cleaner includes a chassis that supports a motor and a camera that is associated with the chassis and configured to identify at least one object. A controller is in communication with the camera and is configured to control movement of the pool cleaner based on output from the camera.