Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Andre Prager

85Patents
9h-index
44Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 16, 2005 → Jan 23, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10689113B2 Active position control of tethered hook Performing Operations; Transporting 75 Active
US10000285B2 Methods and systems for detecting and resolving failure events when raising and lowering a payload Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Active
USD852092S1 Unmanned aerial vehicle General 30 Active
US10364030B2 Methods and systems for user interaction and feedback via control of tether Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Active
US10793274B2 Payload coupling apparatus for UAV and method of delivering a payload Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Active
US10232940B2 Methods and systems for raising and lowering a payload Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US10414488B2 Methods and systems for damping oscillations of a payload Physics 12 Active
US11667402B2 Landing pad with charging and loading functionality for unmanned aerial vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US10035623B1 Package for drone delivery Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US7404546B2 Carburetor arrangement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US10793272B2 Unmanned aerial vehicle and techniques for securing a payload to the UAV in a desired orientation Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US9332694B2 Blower apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
USD988926S1 Unmanned aerial vehicle General 8 Active
US7258327B2 Carburetor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US10577105B2 Package loading mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US7013851B2 Intake arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US10266266B2 Payload delivery system with removable spool Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US9057166B2 Blower apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10723433B2 Assembly systems and methods for unmanned aerial vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US11104438B2 Payload coupling apparatus for UAV and method of delivering a payload Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US10597157B1 Unmanned aerial vehicle fleet management Physics 5 Active
USD1034312S1 Unmanned aerial vehicle General 4 Active
US10875648B2 Loading structure with tether guide for unmanned aerial vehicle Physics 4 Active
US10953984B2 Methods and systems for using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) dedicated to deployment of operational infrastructure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10894601B2 Methods and systems for self-deployment of operational infrastructure by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.