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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
May. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Sharkninja Operating, Llc, Needham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Isaku D. Kamada, Brighton, MA (US);
Assignee:
SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 11/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0238 (2013.01); B25J 11/0085 (2013.01); B25J 19/021 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0215 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotic cleaner may include a body, an optical receiver, the optical receiver being configured to detect an optical signal generated by an external device, and an optical pattern generator configured to emit light according to an optical pattern that extends at least partially around the body, wherein, when the optical pattern intersects an obstacle, at least a portion of the light incident on the obstacle is reflected towards the optical receiver, the optical receiver being configured to detect the reflected light.