US 12,332,083 B2
Modular sensor system for automated guided vehicles
Nicholas Liotta, Redwood City, CA (US); Michael Ansell, Elk Grove, CA (US); Eitan Slavik, San Francisco, CA (US); and Manny LaCarrubba, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to CYNGN, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by CYNGN, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/167,005.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/267,785, filed on Feb. 9, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0251113 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. G01D 11/24 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01)
CPC G01D 11/245 (2013.01) [B66F 9/0755 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular sensor system, comprising:
a plurality of railings in which each railing is coupled to another railing, wherein the plurality of railings comprise mounting slots or openings configured to facilitate attachment of the modular sensor system to an industrial machine;
a compartment body coupled to the plurality of railings, the compartment body comprising an interior region and an exterior surface;
a plurality of sensors positioned in the interior region or on the exterior surface of the compartment body; and
a light emitting diode configured to emit different colored lights to indicate whether the modular sensor system is coupled to the industrial machine,
wherein the modular sensor system is configured to couple to the industrial machine via the plurality of railings or the compartment body.