Sheila A Longo

US Patent:

20080276408, Nov 13, 2008

Filed:

May 9, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/118219

Inventors:

Marcus R. Williams - Medford MA, US
Andrea M. Okerholm - Arlington MA, US
Elaine H. Kristant - Dunstable MA, US
Sheila A. Longo - Somerville MA, US
Daniel E. Kee - Somerville MA, US
Marc D. Strauss - Stanford CA, US

International Classification:

A47L 7/00
B08B 3/04
G01C 21/00
A47L 13/16
A47L 9/10

US Classification:

15320, 134201, 15347, 701200, 15245, 901 47

Abstract:

A surface treatment robot includes a chassis having forward and rear ends and a drive system carried by the chassis. The drive system includes right and left driven wheels and is configured to maneuver the robot over a cleaning surface. The robot includes a vacuum assembly, a collection volume, a supply volume, an applicator, and a wetting element, each carried by the chassis. The wetting element engages the cleaning surface to distribute a cleaning liquid applied to the surface by the applicator. The wetting element distributes the cleaning liquid along at least a portion of the cleaning surface when the robot is driven in a forward direction. The wetting element is arranged substantially forward of a transverse axis defined by the right and left driven wheels, and the wetting element slidably supports at least about ten percent of the mass of the robot above the cleaning surface.

US Patent:

20080281470, Nov 13, 2008

Filed:

May 9, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/118250

Inventors:

Marcus R. Williams - Medford MA, US
Andrea M. Okerholm - Arlington MA, US
Elaine H. Kristant - Dunstable MA, US
Sheila A. Longo - Somerville MA, US
Daniel E. Kee - Somerville MA, US
Marc D. Strauss - Stanford CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

700259, 700258, 901 1, 901 47

Abstract:

An autonomous coverage robot detection system includes an emitter configured to emit a directed beam, a detector configured to detect the directed beam and a controller configured to direct the robot in response to a signal detected by the detector. In some examples, the detection system detects a stasis condition of the robot. In some examples, the detection system detects a wall and can follow the wall in response to the detected signal.

US Patent:

20120265343, Oct 18, 2012

Filed:

Dec 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/314398

Inventors:

Marcus R. Williams - Medford MA, US
Andrea M. Okerholm - Arlington MA, US
Elaine H. Kristant - Dunstable MA, US
Sheila A. Longo - Somerville MA, US
Daniel E. Kee - Somerville MA, US
Marc D. Strauss - Stanford CA, US

International Classification:

B25J 13/08
B25J 19/02

US Classification:

700259, 901 47, 901 1

Abstract:

An autonomous coverage robot detection system includes an emitter configured to emit a directed beam, a detector configured to detect the directed beam and a controller configured to direct the robot in response to a signal detected by the detector. In some examples, the detection system detects a stasis condition of the robot. In some examples, the detection system detects a wall and can follow the wall in response to the detected signal.

US Patent:

20120265346, Oct 18, 2012

Filed:

Jun 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/537401

Inventors:

Marcus R. Williams - Medford MA, US
Andrea M. Okerholm - Arlington MA, US
Elaine H. Kristant - Dunstable MA, US
Sheila A. Longo - Somerville MA, US
Daniel E. Kee - Somerville MA, US
Marc D. Strauss - Stanford CA, US

Assignee:

IROBOT CORPORATION - Bedford MA

International Classification:

G05B 15/00

US Classification:

700259

Abstract:

An autonomous coverage robot detection system includes an emitter configured to emit a directed beam, a detector configured to detect the directed beam and a controller configured to direct the robot in response to a signal detected by the detector. In some examples, the detection system detects a stasis condition of the robot. In some examples, the detection system detects a wall and can follow the wall in response to the detected signal.

US Patent:

20130229356, Sep 5, 2013

Filed:

Oct 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/653218

Inventors:

Timothy C. Shaw - Sammamish WA, US
David M. Lane - Sammamish WA, US
Young Soo Kim - Bellevue WA, US
James Alec Ishihara - Bellevue WA, US
Neil Emerton - Redmond WA, US
Sheila A. Longo - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmon WA

International Classification:

G09F 13/04
G06F 3/02

US Classification:

345170, 362 2303, 29428

Abstract:

Fabric enclosure backlighting techniques are described. In one or more implementations, one or more translucent portions are formed within a plurality of layers of a fabric enclosure assembly. In one approach, regions within one or multiple layers are laser etched to form the translucent portions within the fabric enclosure assembly. A light source is then arranged to selectively transmit light through the layers via the translucent portions to provide backlight for one or more elements integrated with fabric enclosure assembly. The one or more elements may include representations of input keys and/or graphics associated with the fabric enclosure assembly. The backlight may be used to view the one or more elements in low light and/or provide backlight effects such as borders, side lighting, labels, and so forth.

US Patent:

20210396549, Dec 23, 2021

Filed:

Jun 18, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/905805

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Mika Martti Yitalo - Seattle WA, US
Sheila Ann Longo - Seattle WA, US
Brady James Toothaker - Longmont CO, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G01D 5/14
G06F 3/03

Abstract:

The description relates to devices and/or device accessories. One example can include a Hall effect sensor configured to sense magnetic fields along a sensing axis and a pair of elongate magnets having co-axial and opposite magnetic axes that are perpendicular to the sensing axis.

US Patent:

20190246862, Aug 15, 2019

Filed:

Apr 23, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/392065

Inventors:

- Bedford MA, US
Marcus R. Williams - Medford MA, US
Andrea M. Okerholm Huttlin - Somerville MA, US
Elaine H. Kristant - Dunstable MA, US
Sheila A. Longo - Somerville MA, US
Daniel E. Kee - Somerville MA, US
Marc D. Strauss - Medford MA, US

International Classification:

A47L 11/40
B60L 58/12
G05D 1/02
A47L 9/04
A47L 9/00
A47L 9/28
B60L 15/20
A47L 11/30
B60L 53/14
B60L 50/52
A47L 11/34

Abstract:

A surface treatment robot includes a chassis having forward and rear ends and a drive system carried by the chassis. The drive system includes right and left driven wheels and is configured to maneuver the robot over a cleaning surface. The robot includes a vacuum assembly, a collection volume, a supply volume, an applicator, and a wetting element, each carried by the chassis. The wetting element engages the cleaning surface to distribute a cleaning liquid applied to the surface by the applicator. The wetting element distributes the cleaning liquid along at least a portion of the cleaning surface when the robot is driven in a forward direction. The wetting element is arranged substantially forward of a transverse axis defined by the right and left driven wheels, and the wetting element slidably supports at least about ten percent of the mass of the robot above the cleaning surface.

US Patent:

20180116479, May 3, 2018

Filed:

Dec 14, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/841739

Inventors:

- Bedford MA, US
Marcus Williams - Newton MA, US
Andrea M. Okerholm - Somerville MA, US
Elaine H. Kristant - Dunstable MA, US
Sheila A. Longo - Somerville MA, US
Daniel E. Kee - Somerville MA, US
Marc D. Strauss - Medford MA, US

International Classification:

A47L 11/40
A47L 9/00
B60L 15/20
A47L 9/04
A47L 9/28
A47L 11/30
A47L 11/34
G05D 1/02
B60L 11/18

Abstract:

An autonomous coverage robot detection system includes an emitter configured to emit a directed beam, a detector configured to detect the directed beam and a controller configured to direct the robot in response to a signal detected by the detector. In some examples, the detection system detects a stasis condition of the robot. In some examples, the detection system detects a wall and can follow the wall in response to the detected signal.