Paul C Balutis

US Patent:

20210029873, Feb 4, 2021

Filed:

Aug 21, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/999373

Inventors:

- Bedford MA, US
Andrew Beaulieu - Somerville MA, US
Paul C. Balutis - Shrewsbury MA, US

International Classification:

A01D 34/00
G05D 1/02
A01B 69/04

Abstract:

A method of mowing an area with an autonomous mowing robot comprises storing, in non-transient memory of the robot, a set of geospatially referenced perimeter data corresponding to positions of the mowing robot as the mowing robot is guided about a perimeter of an area to be mowed, removing from the set of perimeter data one or more data points thereby creating a redacted data set and controlling the mowing robot to autonomously mow an area bounded by a boundary corresponding to the redacted data set, including altering direction of the mowing robot at or near a position corresponding to data in the redacted data set so as to redirect the robot back into the bounded area.

US Patent:

20190321200, Oct 24, 2019

Filed:

Jul 1, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/458597

Inventors:

- Austin TX, US
Christopher Morse - Bedford MA, US
Paul Balutis - Bedford MA, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/66
A61F 2/76
A61F 2/68

Abstract:

An improvement to a prosthetic device which provides a spring member between first and second structural members that are rotatably connected to one another, the spring member providing predictable resistance as it is compressed by the rotation of the first and second structural members with respect to each other. The known resistance of the spring is used as an input to a model controlling a motor control circuit to provide counter-torque as rotational torque is applied to compress the spring.

US Patent:

20190070021, Mar 7, 2019

Filed:

Sep 3, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/694835

Inventors:

- Bedford MA, US
Christopher Morse - Bedford MA, US
Paul Balutis - Bedford MA, US

Assignee:

Bionx Medical Technologies, Inc. - Bedford MA

International Classification:

A61F 2/66
A61F 2/68
A61F 2/76

Abstract:

An improvement to a prosthetic device which provides a spring member between first and second structural members that are rotatably connected to one another, the spring member providing predictable resistance as it is compressed by the rotation of the first and second structural members with respect to each other. The known resistance of the spring is used as an input to a model controlling a motor control circuit to provide counter-torque as rotational torque is applied to compress the spring.

US Patent:

20180168097, Jun 21, 2018

Filed:

Dec 21, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/850413

Inventors:

- Bedford MA, US
Andrew Beaullieu - Somerville MA, US
Paul C. Balutis - Shrewsbury MA, US

International Classification:

A01D 34/00
G05D 1/02
A01B 69/04

Abstract:

A method of mowing an area with an autonomous mowing robot comprises storing, in non-transient memory of the robot, a set of geospatially referenced perimeter data corresponding to positions of the mowing robot as the mowing robot is guided about a perimeter of an area to be mowed, removing from the set of perimeter data one or more data points thereby creating a redacted data set and controlling the mowing robot to autonomously mow an area bounded by a boundary corresponding to the redacted data set, including altering direction of the mowing robot at or near a position corresponding to data in the redacted data set so as to redirect the robot back into the bounded area.

US Patent:

20170150676, Jun 1, 2017

Filed:

Dec 7, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/371618

Inventors:

- Bedford MA, US
Andrew Beaulieu - Watertown MA, US
Paul C. Balutis - Shrewsbury MA, US

International Classification:

A01D 34/00
A01B 69/04
G05D 1/02

Abstract:

A method of mowing an area with an autonomous mowing robot comprises storing, in non-transient memory of the robot, a set of geospatially referenced perimeter data corresponding to positions of the mowing robot as the mowing robot is guided about a perimeter of an area to be mowed, removing from the set of perimeter data one or more data points thereby creating a redacted data set and controlling the mowing robot to autonomously mow an area bounded by a boundary corresponding to the redacted data set, including altering direction of the mowing robot at or near a position corresponding to data in the redacted data set so as to redirect the robot back into the bounded area.

US Patent:

20160100522, Apr 14, 2016

Filed:

Oct 10, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/512098

Inventors:

- Bedford MA, US
Andrew Beaulieu - Watertown MA, US
Paul Balutis - Shrewsbury MA, US

International Classification:

A01D 34/00
G05D 1/02

Abstract:

A method of mowing an area with an autonomous mowing robot comprises storing, in non-transient memory of the robot, a set of geospatially referenced perimeter data corresponding to positions of the mowing robot as the mowing robot is guided about a perimeter of an area to be mowed, removing from the set of perimeter data one or more data points thereby creating a redacted data set and controlling the mowing robot to autonomously mow an area bounded by a boundary corresponding to the redacted data set, including altering direction of the mowing robot at or near a position corresponding to data in the redacted data set so as to redirect the robot back into the bounded area.

US Patent:

20150271991, Oct 1, 2015

Filed:

Mar 17, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/659705

Inventors:

- Bedford MA, US
Paul C. Balutis - Shrewsbury MA, US

International Classification:

A01D 34/00
G05D 1/02
G05D 1/00

Abstract:

A robot lawnmower includes a robot body, a drive system, a localizing system, a teach monitor, and a controller in communication with one another. The drive system is configured to maneuver the robot lawnmower over a lawn. The teach monitor determines whether the robot lawnmower is in a teachable state. The controller includes a data processing device and non-transitory memory in communication with the data processing device. The data processing device executes a teach routine when the controller is in a teach mode for tracing a confinement perimeter around the lawn as a human operator pilots the robot lawn mower, when the robot lawnmower is in the teachable state, the teach routine stores global positions determined by the localizing system in the non-transitory memory, and when the robot lawnmower is in the unteachable state, the teach routine issues an indication of the unteachable state.