US 11,933,008 B2
Robotic de-icer
Ari J. Ostrow, New York, NY (US); Adriel Kohananoo, New York, NY (US); and Ruben Prawer, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Ari J. Ostrow, New York, NY (US); Adriel Kohananoo, New York, NY (US); and Ruben Prawer, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/395,524.
Application 17/395,524 is a division of application No. 16/423,327, filed on May 28, 2019, granted, now 11,193,249.
Prior Publication US 2022/0064886 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. E01H 10/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC E01H 10/007 (2013.01) [B25J 9/1602 (2013.01); B25J 9/162 (2013.01); B25J 9/1676 (2013.01); B25J 13/086 (2013.01); B25J 5/007 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G05D 1/0236 (2013.01); G05D 2201/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for de-icing a pathway, the apparatus comprising:
a frame including:
a set of wheels;
a salt dispenser;
a servo attached to the salt dispenser;
one or more motors, the motors attached to the set of wheels; and
a microcontroller communicatively coupled to the servo and the one or more motors, wherein the microcontroller instructs the servo to operate the salt dispenser and activates the one or more motors to drive the set of wheels, and wherein the microcontroller is programmed to instruct the servo to dispense salt simultaneously while the microcontroller activates the one or more motors to drive the set of wheels to place the apparatus in motion to travel over the pathway and to instruct the servo to restrict dispensing salt at other times.