US Patent Issued to SharkNinja Operating on May 26 for "Robotic cleaner having surface type sensor" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,839, issued on May 26, was assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC (Needham, Mass.).

"Robotic cleaner having surface type sensor" was invented by Chad Woodrow (Needham, Mass.), Brendan C. Uchendu (Boston) and Christopher Pinheiro (East Walpole, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combination surface type sensor may include a housing including a first receptacle, a second receptacle, a third receptacle, and a fourth receptacle, a first surface type detector disposed within the first receptacle, a second surface type detector disposed within the fourth receptacle, an emitter disposed within the second receptacle, and a drop-off detector...