Karl Edward Nelson
24Patents
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20Co-inventors
71Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 20, 2002 → Jul 19, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9221506B1 | Location tracking and motion control of automated marking device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 111 | Active |
| US8738226B2 | Holonomic motion vehicle for travel on non-level surfaces | Physics | 35 | Active |
| US8713998B2 | Autonomous non-destructive evaluation system for aircraft structures | Physics | 20 | Active |
| US9302787B2 | Vacuum adhering apparatus for automated maintenance of airfoil-shaped bodies | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Active |
| US9410659B2 | Automated mobile boom system for crawling robots | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| US8874371B2 | Beam directed motion control system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US9043146B2 | Systems and methods for tracking location of movable target object | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US9533724B2 | Electro-permanent magnetic attachment of a vehicle to an object | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US8807257B1 | Method for forming a vacuum adhesion | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US9414026B2 | System and method for automated crack inspection and repair | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US9197810B2 | Systems and methods for tracking location of movable target object | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US8986479B2 | Systems and methods for on-aircraft composite repair using double vacuum debulking | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Active |
| US9470658B2 | Self-contained holonomic tracking method and apparatus for non-destructive inspection | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US10347109B2 | Automated human personnel fall arresting system and method | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
| US7730784B2 | Ultrasonic method to verify the interference fit of fasteners | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US9234904B2 | Autonomous non-destructive evaluation system for aircraft structures | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8973441B1 | Ultrasonic method to verify the interference fit of fasteners | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US7172223B2 | Magnetically reactive pivot latch system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US10336019B2 | Systems and methods for on-aircraft composite repair using double vacuum debulking | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US11053925B2 | Cable-suspended non-destructive inspection units for rapid large-area scanning | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US8578778B2 | Ultrasonic method to verify the interference fit of fasteners | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US9195235B2 | Beam directed motion control system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US9464754B1 | Automated mobile boom system for crawling robots | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US9067628B2 | Apparatus for forming a vacuum adhesion | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.