Guillermo A. Herrera
62Patents
14h-index
58Co-inventors
83Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 1, 2004 → Apr 6, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7350851B2 | Reversibly expandable energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 70 | Active |
| US7901524B1 | Actuation concepts for variable stiffness materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Active |
| US7500704B2 | Compartment access system with active material component and method for controlling access to an interior compartment | Fixed Constructions | 38 | Active |
| US7429074B2 | Airflow control devices based on active materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US7703839B2 | Airflow control devices based on active materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Active |
| US7264271B2 | Reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US7267367B2 | Reversibly expandable energy absorbing assembly utilizing shape memory foams for impact management and methods for operating the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US6991280B2 | Airflow control devices based on active materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US7854467B2 | Airflow control devices based on active materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Active |
| US7130034B2 | Metrology system and method for measuring five degrees-of-freedom for a point target | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US7118652B2 | Airflow control devices based on active materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US7258347B2 | Discrete active seal assemblies | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US7594359B2 | Active seal assemblies for sound isolation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Active |
| US7845709B2 | Active material actuated flow trips | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US8262133B2 | Belt retractor utilizing active material actuation | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Active |
| US9021801B2 | Compensating for incomplete reversal in mechanisms incorporating shape memory alloy wire | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US7823382B2 | Active material actuator with modulated movement | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Active |
| US9211690B1 | Microstructured reconfigurable composite material | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US8853916B2 | Reconfigurable bi-stable device | Electricity | 12 | Active |
| US8607562B2 | Shape memory alloy heat engines and energy harvesting systems | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Active |
| US8550222B2 | Active material based bodies for varying frictional force levels at the interface between two surfaces | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US7845648B2 | Discrete active seal assemblies | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US8071171B1 | Methods for creating spatially controlled composite materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US9825610B1 | Tunable stiffness mechanical filter and amplifier | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US8476564B2 | Thermally activated variable stiffness composites for aircraft seals | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.