David W. Payton
61Patents
18h-index
54Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 7, 1991 → Dec 7, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5790935A | Virtual on-demand digital information delivery system and method | Electricity | 979 | Expired |
| US6681247B1 | Collaborator discovery method and system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 199 | Expired |
| US6507802B1 | Mobile user collaborator discovery method and apparatus | Physics | 129 | Expired |
| US6317127A | Multi-user real-time augmented reality system and method | Physics | 110 | Expired |
| US10130311B1 | In-home patient-focused rehabilitation system | Human Necessities | 83 | Active |
| US6173067A | System and method for rapid determination of visibility-based terrain properties over broad regions | Physics | 83 | Expired |
| US5737009A | On-demand digital information delivery system and method using signal fragmentation and linear/fractal sequencing. | Electricity | 72 | Expired |
| US5831662A | Near on-demand digital information delivery system and method using signal fragmentation and sequencing to reduce average bandwidth and peak bandwidth variability | Electricity | 59 | Expired |
| US7908040B2 | System and method for automated search by distributed elements | Physics | 58 | Active |
| US5493226A | Method and apparatus for measuring properties of core samples including heating and pressurizing the core sample and measuring the dynamic and static capillary pressure of water in the core sample | Fixed Constructions | 44 | Expired |
| US8756183B1 | System for representing, storing, and reconstructing an input signal | Physics | 41 | Active |
| US6580979B2 | Method and apparatus for terrain reasoning with distributed embedded processing elements | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US8483816B1 | Systems, methods, and apparatus for neuro-robotic tracking point selection | Human Necessities | 34 | Active |
| US8843236B2 | Method and system for training a robot using human-assisted task demonstration | Physics | 32 | Active |
| US6507771B2 | Method and apparatus for controlling the movement of a plurality of agents | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US10001760B1 | Adaptive control system capable of recovering from unexpected situations | Physics | 22 | Active |
| US9445739B1 | Systems, methods, and apparatus for neuro-robotic goal selection | Human Necessities | 22 | Active |
| US10853738B1 | Inference circuit for improving online learning | Physics | 21 | Active |
| US9875427B2 | Method for object localization and pose estimation for an object of interest | Physics | 17 | Active |
| US9020870B1 | Recall system using spiking neuron networks | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US5285380A | System and method for processing commands from a plurality of control sources | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US9387589B2 | Visual debugging of robotic tasks | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US10052062B2 | System and method for assistive gait intervention and fall prevention | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US8788030B1 | Systems, methods, and apparatus for neuro-robotic tracking point selection | Human Necessities | 11 | Active |
| US7786885B2 | Event localization within a distributed sensor array | Electricity | 9 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.