Inventor · Philadelphia, PA, US

Daniel Warren Mellinger, III

26Patents
6h-index
27Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 7, 2009 → Jun 7, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9073627B2 Helicopter vibration control system and circular force generation systems for canceling vibrations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US8162606B2 Helicopter hub mounted vibration control and circular force generation systems for canceling vibrations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US9599993B2 Three-dimensional manipulation of teams of quadrotors Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US10783796B2 Collision management for a robotic vehicle Physics 10 Active
US10852364B2 Interference mitigation in magnetometers Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US9776712B2 Helicopter vibration control system and circular force generation systems for canceling vibrations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9977434B2 Automatic tracking mode for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle Physics 6 Active
US10017237B2 Unmanned aerial vehicle structures and methods Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US11185207B2 Managing cleaning robot behavior Physics 3 Active
US10472090B2 Environmentally aware status LEDs for use in drones Electricity 3 Active
US11325606B2 Methods and systems for establishing cooperative driving engagements with vehicles having varying levels of autonomy Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US11449072B2 Intelligent and adaptive traffic control system Electricity 2 Active
US10778967B2 Systems and methods for improving performance of a robotic vehicle by managing on-board camera defects Physics 2 Active
US11383722B2 Methods and systems for managing interactions between vehicles with varying levels of autonomy Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10386189B2 Utilizing processing units to control temperature Physics 1 Active
US10838415B2 Systems and methods for automatically customizing operation of a robotic vehicle Physics 1 Active
US10636314B2 Adjusting flight parameters of an aerial robotic vehicle based on presence of propeller guard(s) Physics 0 Active
US10719705B2 Adjustable object avoidance proximity threshold based on predictability of the environment Physics 0 Active
US10392102B2 Helicopter vibration control system and circular force generation systems for canceling vibrations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11807247B2 Methods and systems for managing interactions between vehicles with varying levels of autonomy Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10803759B2 Adjustable object avoidance proximity threshold based on presence of propeller guard(s) Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11531336B2 Systems and methods for automatically customizing operation of a robotic vehicle Physics 0 Active
US11188075B2 Controlling a robotic vehicle following flight controller signal loss Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10720070B2 Adjustable object avoidance proximity threshold of a robotic vehicle based on presence of detected payload(s) Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10717435B2 Adjustable object avoidance proximity threshold based on classification of detected objects Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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