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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2021
Applicant:
Interdigital Ce Patent Holdings, Sas, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Fabien Servant, Bourgbarré, FR;
Olivier Bureller, Chateaugiron, FR;
Philippe Robert, Rennes, FR;
Pierrick Jouet, Rennes, FR;
Assignee:
InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0274 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot () includes a base () and a detachable probe (). The probe () includes at least one sensor of a least one type. Propulsion of the probe is provided by an ejection mechanism () in the base. When the probe is ejected by the base, the probe captures data using its sensor(s) during its trajectory, according to an observation plan established by the base. The probe is recaptured by the base, probe data is transferred to the base, and the probe () is configured for a new observation.