Inventor · Waltham, MA, US

Eric Whitman

33Patents
8h-index
13Co-inventors
64Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 3, 2015 → May 15, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9789607B1 Achieving a target gait in a legged robot based on steering commands Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US9868210B1 Methods and systems for planning a body position of a robotic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US11416003B2 Constrained mobility mapping Physics 15 Active
US9975245B1 Methods and systems for planning a body position of a robotic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US10017218B1 Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US11287826B2 Terrain aware step planning system Physics 12 Active
US9969086B1 Achieving a target gait in a legged robot based on steering commands Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US10059392B1 Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitch Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US11447195B2 Leg swing trajectories Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US11073842B1 Perception and fitting for a stair tracker Physics 8 Active
US11059532B1 Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitch Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US11548151B2 Robotically negotiating stairs Physics 7 Active
US11123869B2 Robotically negotiating stairs Physics 7 Active
US11383381B2 Footstep contact detection Physics 7 Active
US12077229B2 Stair tracking for modeled and perceived terrain Physics 6 Active
US11660752B2 Perception and fitting for a stair tracker Physics 6 Active
US11999423B2 Leg swing trajectories Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US11851120B2 Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitch Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US11599128B2 Perception and fitting for a stair tracker Physics 5 Active
US12235652B2 Terrain aware step planning system Physics 4 Active
US12054208B2 Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10144465B1 Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US11319005B2 Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US11691292B2 Robot choreographer Physics 3 Active
US12070863B2 Dynamic planning controller Physics 3 Active

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