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US 10,473,680 B2Granted
Wheel unit with a location sensor
AssigneeNoa Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNick Lobnitz, Seth Spiel, Jason Van der Schyff, Adam Fewtrell, Martin Schuster, Nelson Pina, Pedro Silva, Roman Laabs
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Abstract
A wheel unit includes a rotating wheel, a wheel axle, and a location sensor. The rotating wheel rotates with respect to the wheel axle. The location sensor is disposed in a fixed position with respect to the wheel axle. The location sensor determines coordinates for a location of the wheel unit.
Claims15
A wheel unit, comprising:
- a rotating wheel;
- a wheel axle, wherein the rotating wheel rotates with respect to the wheel axle;
- a power generator, wherein the power generator generates power using rotation of the rotating wheel with respect to the wheel axle, wherein the power generator uses detected changing magnetic fields to generate power as the rotating wheel rotates;
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- a location sensor, wherein the location sensor is disposed in a fixed position with respect to the wheel axle, and wherein the location sensor determines coordinates for a location of the wheel unit.
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A method for providing a wheel unit, comprising:
- providing a rotating wheel;
- providing a wheel axle, wherein the rotating wheel rotates with respect to the wheel axle;
- providing a power generator, wherein the power generator generates power using rotation of the rotating wheel with respect to the wheel axle, wherein the power generator uses detected changing magnetic fields to generate power as the rotating wheel rotates;
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- providing a location sensor, wherein the location sensor is disposed in a fixed position with respect to the wheel axle, and wherein the location sensor determines coordinates for a location of the wheel unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.