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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7990096 | Mobile operating device and method for using said device There is described a method to operate a mobile operating device and a mobile operating device, with which machines within of effective ranges which are spanned by RFID transponders can be operated wirelessly. A safety module is provided in the operating device, wit... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7573223 | Device for demarcating an area A device for demarcating an area, in particular for limiting the freedom of movement of animals walking about freely, is provided with a demarcating element (2) that is connected with a first vehicle (1) and with at least a second vehicle (10). ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7567052 | Robot navigation A directed beam emitter system for robot navigation in which a light beam emitter emits a modulated directed light beam of a first modulation and an omnidirectional diffuse light region emitter emits a modulated diffuse light region of a second modulation. The modul... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7554282 | Method of controlling movement of robot, mobile robot, and computer program product A method of controlling movement of a robot, the method includes detecting a target person to be followed, following detected target person, detecting an environment of a current position around the robot while following the detected target person, determining wheth... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7501780 | Docking system A docking system includes: a station including: a light emitter comprising light emitting elements arranged in a circular arc form so as to cause optical axes of light generated from the light emitting elements to pass through a curvature center of the circular arc;... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7444206 | Robotic vacuum cleaner An autonomous robot, that is for example, suitable for operations such as vacuuming and surface cleaning includes a payload configured for vacuum cleaning, a drive system including a steering system, a navigation system, and a control system for integrating operatio... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438766 | Robot cleaner coordinates compensation method and a robot cleaner system using the same A coordinates compensation method of a robot cleaner using an angle sensor compensates coordinates of the robot cleaner with reference to absolute coordinates of a recharging station, so as to improve robot cleaner's path following. The robot cleaner is in a standby... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436143 | Miniature surveillance robot A robotic system has a drive chassis having a drive motor and a drive element attached to the first drive motor. Additionally, a motor controller system provides drive signals to the first drive motor. A logic controller provides control signals to the motor control... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7423402 | Autonomous traveling unit system An autonomous traveling unit is advanced toward a wall such that a charging unit is located on the right side. When a distance to the wall reaches a predetermined value not smaller than a thickness of a first member of the charging unit, the autonomous traveling uni... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7402972 | Device for feeding an actuating drive that can be driven wirelessly An actuating drive (60), that can be fed by a battery (6), for an actuator (5) comprises a drive unit (61) for operating the actuator (5), and a control unit (62), capable of communicating with an external station (70... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7397214 | Wheeled moving robot A wheeled moving robot including a main body; wheels provided at least at opposite sides of the main body and configured to move the main body; an actuator configured to generate torque which rotates the wheels; a detector configured to detect whether the main body ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7397213 | Mobile robot and mobile robot charge station return system Disclosed are a mobile robot and a mobile robot charge station return system, the mobile robot having a simplified structure by commonly using a detection sensor capable of both receiving charge station guide signals and obstacle detection signals, the two types of ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389156 | Autonomous surface cleaning robot for wet and dry cleaning An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis carries a first cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arranged to s... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388338 | Device for braking a magnetic levitation railway A device is for braking a magnetic levitation railway, wherein the stator winding of a linear motor is short-circuited as a brake winding in a last section before an end of the route. There is a provision for two stator windings which extend alternately on the stato... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388343 | Method and system for multi-mode coverage for an autonomous robot A control system for a mobile robot (10) is provided to effectively cover a given area by operating in a plurality of modes, including an obstacle following mode (51) and a random bounce mode (49). In other embodiments, spot coverage, such as sp... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370830 | System and method for landing a tailless aircraft in a crosswind The method of landing a flying wing type aircraft in a crosswind includes the steps of disengaging the nose landing wheel upon impact with the runway so that it is free to castor; and thereafter, engaging the nose wheel after a specific time period after the nose wh... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366595 | Vehicle drive assist system A vehicle drive assist system comprises a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in an advancing direction of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the camera; steering angle detecting means for detecting a steering angle for ste... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365512 | System for directing moving object A moving-object directing system for directing a moving object to a target location includes: a moving-object directing unit and a moving object. The moving-object directing unit includes: a directing signal transmitter for generating a first moving-object directing... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363124 | Disperse, aggregate and disperse (DAD) control strategy for multiple autonomous systems to optimize random search A method for conducting a search of an area for targets by a number of vehicles. First each of the vehicles randomly disperses from the other vehicles. Then during an aggregate phase, each vehicle responds in a predesignated way to an encounter with one of the other... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359766 | Robot cleaner and operating method thereof A robot cleaner comprises a suction unit installed within a cleaner body, for sucking dirt on a floor; a driving unit for moving the cleaner body; a wheel installed at a bottom of the cleaner body to be contacted with the floor, and rotated by movement of the cleane... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350736 | Systems and methods for controlling spooling of linear material Preferred embodiments of the invention comprise an automatic reel capable assisting a user when attempting to unspool a linear material, such as a water hose. The automatic reel includes a control system having a motor controller capable of sensing a pulling of, or ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352153 | Mobile robotic system and battery charging method therefor A mobile robotic system includes a charging device and a mobile robot. The charging device is provided with a light emitter and a set of first charging contacts for supplying a charging signal. The mobile robot has a first side provided with a first light sensor, a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349759 | Area coverage with an autonomous robot A robotic system for systematically moving about an area to be covered. The system includes at least one boundary marker (48) located along the outer edge of the area to be covered, a robot (40) with a navigation system (41) that navigates the r... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341224 | Miniature expendable surveillance balloon system A miniature surveillance balloon system is described that can be used in military and public safety situations for real-time observations. They are as small as feasibly possible, low-cost and expendable, and typically are deployed in clusters. Balloons may act indiv... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332890 | Autonomous robot auto-docking and energy management systems and methods A method for energy management in a robotic device includes providing a base station for mating with the robotic device, determining a quantity of energy stored in an energy storage unit of the robotic device, and performing a predetermined task based at least in pa... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324464 | Communication system with connectable interface device The communication system includes multiple participating devices connected with each other by a data line. At least one connection device for connection to a corresponding participant device defined as associated with it is connected to the data line. The communicat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321807 | Robotic wash cell using recycled pure water A robotic wash cell is provided and includes a six-axis robotic arm and end effector equipped with nozzles that spray unheated, solvent free, pure water at high-pressure to clean or debur objects by maintaining the nozzles in close proximity and substantially normal... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321669 | Method and apparatus for refining target position and size estimates using image and depth data A vehicle vision system that uses a depth map, image intensity data, and system calibration parameter to determine a target's dimensions and relative position. Initial target boundary information is projected onto the depth map and onto the image intensity. A visibi... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314424 | Powertrain for a hybrid vehicle with all-wheel drive capability and method for controlling wheel slip A hybrid-electric powertrain and control method for a vehicle having forward traction wheels and rearward traction wheels in an all-wheel drive configuration. An engine and an electric motor deliver power through delivery paths to the traction wheels. The power deli... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305149 | Image pickup information recognition system An image collating center has a communication unit, a processing unit, and a memory unit. The processing unit accesses a geographic information database through a communication network, extracts appropriate geographic information from the geographic information data... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305287 | AGV control system and method An automated guided vehicle control system and method which allows overall conveying time to be reduced by simultaneously moving a plurality of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to working locations without interfering with each other. For this purpose, when there is... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301737 | Motor power line break detection method in AC servo driver An object of the invention is to provide a break detection method capable of lessening a delay of motor power line break detection. According to the invention, in a motor power line break detection method of an AC servo driver including a current detector and... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302312 | Hardware abstraction layer (HAL) for a robot Methods and apparatus that provide a hardware abstraction layer (HAL) for a robot are disclosed. A HAL can reside as a software layer or as a firmware layer residing between robot control software and underlying robot hardware and/or an operating system for the hard... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295227 | Apparatus for assisting steering of vehicle when backing A steering assist apparatus that assists a driver when backing a vehicle in an S-shaped path or parallel parking. The apparatus displays guidance marking on a monitor screen and the driver refers to the guidance marking, which permits the driver to easily back the v... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287625 | Forklift safety sensor and control system A forklift safety sensor and control system for preventing unsafe wear on the bottom surface of the fork. A fork height sensor detects when the fork is below a predefined threshold height at which the bottom surface is in close proximity to the ground or is in conta... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288912 | Debris sensor for cleaning apparatus A piezoelectric debris sensor and associated signal processor responsive to debris strikes enable an autonomous or non-autonomous cleaning device to detect the presence of debris and in response, to select a behavioral mode, operational condition or pattern of movem... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286934 | Individual transport control and communication system An automated transportation (10) system includes a plurality of vehicles (22) adapted to travel along a pathway, and a monitoring system (70) located within each vehicle and adapted to monitor a location and a speed between an associated vehicle... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277792 | Vehicle guidance software, method and system The present invention relates to vehicle guidance software for use with an agricultural vehicle having a guidance system. The software includes a processing portion (24) for generating a set of guidance indicators from a set of waypoints. The software further... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274166 | Apparatus and method for correcting position of mobile robot An apparatus and a method for correcting a position of a mobile robot includes a position notifying unit, installed at a predetermined position, that generates and transmits a signal indicative of the predetermined position. The mobile robot includes a position sign... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274167 | Position-recognizing system for self-moving robot Disclosed is a position-recognizing system of a self-moving robot. A position-recognizing system of a self-moving robot includes: a floor in which a magnet is inserted; and a self-moving robot provided with a magnetic sensor that can sense the magnet while the robot... | 09/25/2007 |
