ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,777, issued on May 13, was assigned to iRobot Corp. (Bedford, Mass.).
"Celestial navigation system for an autonomous vehicle" was invented by Mark J. Chiappetta (Chelmsford, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A navigation control system for an autonomous vehicle comprises a transmitter and an autonomous vehicle. The transmitter comprises an emitter for emitting at least one signal, a power source for powering the emitter, a device for capturing wireless energy to charge the power source, and a printed circuit board for converting the captured wireless energy to a form for charging the power source. The autonomous vehicle operates w...