ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,806, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Lunar Outpost Inc. (Golden, Colo.).
"Robotic source detection device and method" was invented by Justin Cyrus (Golden, Colo.), Andrew Josef (AJ) Gemer (Lafayette, Colo.), Van Wagner (Lakewood, Colo.) and Ben Brokaw (Golden, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An autonomous robotic vehicle is capable of detecting, identifying, and locating the source of gas leaks such as methane. Because of the number of operating components within the vehicle, it may also be considered a robotic system. The robotic vehicle can be remotely operated or can move autonomously within a jobsite. The vehicle selectivel...