Inventor · Mercer Island, WA, US

Daniel J. Wright

44Patents
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46Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 24, 2001 → Apr 1, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9221506B1 Location tracking and motion control of automated marking device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 111 Active
US6658939B2 Fixture for automated ultrasonic scanning of radii in aerospace structure Physics 35 Expired
US8678121B2 Adaptive magnetic coupling system Physics 22 Active
US9156321B2 Adaptive magnetic coupling system Physics 18 Active
US7144307B2 Point superabrasive machining of nickel alloys Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US9410659B2 Automated mobile boom system for crawling robots Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US7114406B2 End effector inspection apparatus and method Physics 11 Expired
US10625427B2 Method for controlling location of end effector of robot using location alignment feedback Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US9043146B2 Systems and methods for tracking location of movable target object Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US9533724B2 Electro-permanent magnetic attachment of a vehicle to an object Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8807257B1 Method for forming a vacuum adhesion Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US9197810B2 Systems and methods for tracking location of movable target object Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7395714B2 Magnetically attracted inspecting apparatus and method using a ball bearing Physics 8 Expired
US9470658B2 Self-contained holonomic tracking method and apparatus for non-destructive inspection Physics 8 Active
US10814480B2 Stabilization of tool-carrying end of extended-reach arm of automated apparatus Physics 7 Active
US10347109B2 Automated human personnel fall arresting system and method Human Necessities 7 Active
US10634632B2 Methods for inspecting structures having non-planar surfaces using location alignment feedback Physics 4 Active
US10286556B2 Method and apparatus for compliant robotic end-effector Physics 4 Active
US10788462B2 Dual function non-destructive inspection apparatus and method Physics 4 Active
US9010684B2 Automated inspection of soft-tooled hollow structure Physics 3 Active
US7377733B2 Universal apparatus for the inspection, transportation, and storage of large shell structures Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US7900346B2 Inspection sensor mounts and a method for mounting an inspection sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8413501B2 Wake measurement probe Physics 3 Active
US7542871B2 Control for hand-held imaging array using computer mouse configuration Physics 3 Expired
US9398676B2 System and method for quantifying X-ray backscatter system performance Physics 2 Active

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