Inventor · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Matthew Sweeney

63Patents
11h-index
28Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 8, 2012 → May 14, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9494439B1 Autonomous vehicle operated with guide assistance of human driven vehicles Electricity 174 Active
US9547309B2 Selecting vehicle type for providing transport Physics 55 Active
US9953283B2 Controlling autonomous vehicles in connection with transport services Physics 51 Active
US9902403B2 Sensory stimulation for an autonomous vehicle Physics 40 Active
US9902311B2 Lighting device for a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Active
US9789880B2 Sensory stimulation system for an autonomous vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Active
US9671233B2 Dynamically providing position information of a transit object to a computing device Electricity 18 Active
US10186156B2 Deploying human-driven vehicles for autonomous vehicle routing and localization map updating Physics 16 Active
US10345809B2 Providing remote assistance to an autonomous vehicle Physics 13 Active
US11153395B2 Optimizing multi-user requests for a network-based service Electricity 11 Active
US10290074B2 Coordinating on-demand transportation with autonomous vehicles Physics 11 Active
US9933779B2 Autonomous vehicle operated with guide assistance of human driven vehicles Electricity 9 Active
US9940651B2 Selecting vehicle type for providing transport Physics 8 Active
US10493622B2 Systems and methods for communicating future vehicle actions to be performed by an autonomous vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US11010693B2 Determining and providing predetermined location data points to service providers Physics 7 Active
US9389096B2 Determining location information using a location data point provided by a computing device Physics 7 Active
US10882163B2 Wrench Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US10198700B2 Configurable push notifications for a transport service Electricity 6 Active
US10935382B2 Dynamically providing position information of a transit object to a computing device Electricity 6 Active
US10160378B2 Light output system for a self-driving vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US10495471B2 Destination changes in autonomous vehicles Electricity 5 Active
US10990094B2 Autonomous vehicle operated with guide assistance of human driven vehicles Electricity 5 Active
US11622018B2 Optimizing multi-user requests for a network-based service Electricity 4 Active
US10703382B2 Self-driving delivery of optionally-driven vehicles Physics 4 Active
USD913762S1 Wrench General 3 Active

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