Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

Ethan Rublee

53Patents
19h-index
24Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 14, 2014 → Feb 27, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9102055B1 Detection and reconstruction of an environment to facilitate robotic interaction with the environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 299 Active
US9486921B1 Methods and systems for distributing remote assistance to facilitate robotic object manipulation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 160 Active
US9227323B1 Methods and systems for recognizing machine-readable information on three-dimensional objects Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 159 Active
US9233470B1 Determining a virtual representation of an environment by projecting texture patterns Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 125 Active
US9427874B1 Methods and systems for providing landmarks to facilitate robot localization and visual odometry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 97 Active
US9333649B1 Object pickup strategies for a robotic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 96 Active
US9733646B1 Heterogeneous fleet of robots for collaborative object processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 93 Active
US9205558B1 Multiple suction cup control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Active
US9682481B2 Communication of information regarding a robot using an optical identifier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Active
US9457477B1 Variable stiffness suction gripper Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Active
US9238304B1 Continuous updating of plan for robotic object manipulation based on received sensor data Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Active
US9802317B1 Methods and systems for remote perception assistance to facilitate robotic object manipulation Physics 43 Active
US9393693B1 Methods and systems for determining and modeling admissible gripper forces for robotic devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US9498887B1 Two-faced linearly actuated gripper Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Active
US9393686B1 Moveable apparatuses having robotic manipulators and conveyors to facilitate object movement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US9272417B2 Real-time determination of object metrics for trajectory planning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US9630320B1 Detection and reconstruction of an environment to facilitate robotic interaction with the environment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US9987746B2 Object pickup strategies for a robotic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US9707682B1 Methods and systems for recognizing machine-readable information on three-dimensional objects Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US9630321B2 Continuous updating of plan for robotic object manipulation based on received sensor data Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US9870002B1 Velocity control of position-controlled motor controllers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US9862093B2 Determining a virtual representation of an environment by projecting texture patterns Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US9630316B2 Real-time determination of object metrics for trajectory planning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US10048398B2 Methods and systems for pallet detection Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US9649767B2 Methods and systems for distributing remote assistance to facilitate robotic object manipulation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active

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