IP Library Granted Patent US 12,642,407
Granted Patent B2
US 12,642,407 · App. 18/410,528 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Waste bag with absorbent dispersion sachet

Inventors: Anshuman Kumar (San Francisco, CA); Jared O. Ruehr (Aurora, OH)
Assignee: MATIC ROBOTS, INC.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,642,407
App. No.
18/410,528
Filed
Jan 11, 2024
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
BUI, DUNG H
Art Unit
1773
USPC
96/134
Abstract

A waste collection bag may be used by an autonomous cleaning robot (e.g., an autonomous vacuum) to store waste during a plurality of cleaning processes. The waste collection bag comprises a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion includes an opening for waste to enter the waste collection bag. The top portion is composed of a porous material to filter air through the porous material. The bottom portion is composed of a non-porous material configured to hold liquid waste and includes an absorbent for interacting with liquid waste to form semi-solid waste.

Claims (33)

1 . A waste collection bag comprising:

a top portion composed of a porous filtering material that is configured to filter air through the waste collection bag, wherein the top portion comprises an opening positioned on a side wall of the top portion for waste to enter the waste collection bag, wherein the waste collection bag is configured to sit in a cavity of an autonomous vacuum and is tethered to a side of the cavity where a channel for ingesting waste is positioned, wherein the opening of the top portion aligns with the channel of the cavity; and

a bottom portion coupled to the top portion and positioned below the opening of the top portion, the bottom portion composed of a non-porous material that is configured to hold liquid waste, wherein the bottom portion comprises an absorbent configured to interact with liquid waste to form semi-solid waste.

2 . The waste collection bag of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent being configured to interact with liquid waste includes being configured to congeal the liquid waste to form the semi-solid waste.

3 . The waste collection bag of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent is sodium polyacrylate.

4 . The waste collection bag of claim 1 , the waste collection bag further comprising:

a dissolvable sachet disposed within the waste collection bag, wherein the absorbent is disposed within the dissolvable sachet.

5 . The waste collection bag of claim 4 , wherein the dissolvable sachet is tethered to a side of the waste collection bag.

6 . The waste collection bag of claim 4 , the waste collection bag further comprising:

a second dissolvable sachet disposed within the waste collection bag, wherein the absorbent is also disposed within the second dissolvable sachet.

7 . The waste collection bag of claim 1 , wherein the waste collection bag is structured to compose a plurality of plies, and wherein the absorbent is disposed within the plies of the waste collection bag.

8 . The waste collection bag of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent is formed into one or more strings disposed in the waste collection bag.

9 . An autonomous vacuum comprising:

a cleaning head with one or more inlets for waste to enter the cleaning head; and

a body comprising:

a cavity connected to the cleaning head and configured to collect waste through a first opening connected to the cleaning head,

a vacuum pump connected to the cavity and configured to generate vacuum pressure to draw waste through the cleaning head and to the cavity, and

a waste collection bag disposed in the cavity and tethered to a side of the cavity, the waste collection bag comprising:

a top portion composed of a porous filtering material that is configured to filter air through the waste collection bag, wherein the top portion comprises a second opening positioned on a side wall of the top portion for waste to enter the waste collection bag, wherein the second opening of the top portion aligns with the first opening of the cavity, and

a bottom portion coupled to the top portion and positioned below the opening of the top portion, the bottom portion composed of a non-porous material that is configured to hold liquid waste, wherein the bottom portion comprises an absorbent configured to interact with liquid waste to form semi-solid waste.

10 . The autonomous vacuum of claim 9 , wherein the cavity comprises a cover hinged to a top portion of the cavity.

11 . The autonomous vacuum of claim 10 , wherein the waste collection bag is replaceable from the top portion of the cavity.

12 . The autonomous vacuum of claim 9 , wherein the cleaning head comprises a first inlet for ingestion of dry waste and a second inlet for ingestion of the liquid waste.

13 . The autonomous vacuum of claim 9 , wherein the first opening is aligned with the second opening, and the vacuum pump is connected on a side of the cavity opposite the first opening and the second opening.

14 . The autonomous vacuum of claim 9 , wherein the absorbent being configured to interact with liquid waste includes being configured to congeal the liquid waste to form the semi-solid waste.

15 . The autonomous vacuum of claim 9 , wherein the absorbent is sodium polyacrylate.

16 . The autonomous vacuum of claim 9 , the waste collection bag further comprising:

a dissolvable sachet disposed within the waste collection bag, wherein the absorbent is disposed within the dissolvable sachet.

17 . The autonomous vacuum of claim 16 , wherein the dissolvable sachet is tethered to a side of the waste collection bag.

18 . The autonomous vacuum of claim 16 , the waste collection bag further comprising:

a second dissolvable sachet disposed within the waste collection bag, wherein the absorbent is also disposed within the second dissolvable sachet.

19 . The autonomous vacuum of claim 9 , wherein the waste collection bag is structured to compose a plurality of plies, and wherein the absorbent is disposed within the plies of the waste collection bag.

20 . The autonomous vacuum of claim 9 , wherein the absorbent is formed into one or more strings disposed in the waste collection bag.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: KUMAR, ANSHUMAN; RUEHR, JARED O.
To: MATICIAN, INC.
Reel/Frame 068757/0179 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: MATICIAN, INC.
To: MATIC ROBOTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 069093/0665 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17172035 · Feb 9, 2021
Provisional Application 63121842 · Dec 4, 2020
Provisional Application 62972563 · Feb 10, 2020
Related Publication 20240148207A1 · May 9, 2024
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