Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Dave Ferguson

30Patents
12h-index
7Co-inventors
70Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 29, 2011 → Feb 11, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8880270B1 Location-aware notifications and applications for autonomous vehicles Physics 162 Active
US9719801B1 Methods and systems for calibrating sensors using road map data Physics 115 Active
US9164511B1 Use of detected objects for image processing Physics 114 Active
US8712624B1 Positioning vehicles to improve quality of observations at intersections Performing Operations; Transporting 54 Active
US8983705B2 Methods and systems for detecting weather conditions including fog using vehicle onboard sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Active
US9254846B2 Predictive reasoning for controlling speed of a vehicle Physics 32 Active
US9393961B1 Verifying a target object with reverse-parallax analysis Physics 19 Active
US10724865B1 Methods and systems for calibrating sensors using road map data Physics 14 Active
US9804597B1 Use of detected objects for image processing Physics 14 Active
US9025140B2 Methods and systems for detecting weather conditions including sunlight using vehicle onboard sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US9381917B1 Predictive reasoning for controlling speed of a vehicle Physics 12 Active
US9207323B2 Methods and systems for detecting weather conditions including wet surfaces using vehicle onboard sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US9632210B2 Methods and systems for detecting weather conditions using vehicle onboard sensors Electricity 5 Active
US9561797B2 Predictive reasoning for controlling speed of a vehicle Physics 5 Active
US10247854B2 Methods and systems for detecting weather conditions using vehicle onboard sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8995721B1 Using object appearance changes due to high reflectivity for feature detection Physics 3 Active
US9360556B2 Methods and systems for detecting weather conditions including fog using vehicle onboard sensors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9670137B2 Using novel amines to stabilize quaternary trialkylalkanolamines Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US10509970B2 Vision-based indicator signal detection using spatiotemporal filtering Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9892327B2 Vision-based indicator signal detection using spatiotemporal filtering Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10509402B1 Use of detected objects for image processing Physics 1 Active
US11913807B2 Methods and systems for calibrating sensors using road map data Physics 0 Active
US10264785B2 Using novel amines to stabilize quaternary trialkylalkanolamines Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US11181914B2 Use of detected objects for image processing Physics 0 Active
US9928431B2 Verifying a target object with reverse-parallax analysis Physics 0 Active

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