Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Michael Ferguson

20Patents
4h-index
7Co-inventors
52Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 9, 2007 → Aug 31, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10562707B1 System and method using robots to assist humans in order fulfillment Physics 8 Active
US9927814B2 System and method for localization of robots Physics 8 Active
US7734671B1 Method of sorting text and string searching Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9744667B1 System and method for promoting safety of a robotic appendage Physics 4 Active
US9956688B2 System and method for predicting robotic power disconnection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10363659B2 System and method for load balancing of robots to create more equivalent task loads across task servers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US11137742B2 System and method for order fulfillment using robots Physics 3 Active
US9827669B2 Robotic torso sensing system and method Physics 3 Active
US10691109B2 System and method using robots to assist humans in order fulfillment Physics 3 Active
US10642277B2 Cleaning station for mobile robots Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10423150B2 System and method for order fulfillment using robots Physics 2 Active
US10754346B2 System and method for preventing depletion of a robotic energy source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10515319B2 System and method for computing a probability that an object comprises a target Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10853561B2 System and method for automatically annotating a map Physics 1 Active
US10699219B2 System and method for computing a probability that an object comprises a target Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10056776B2 System and method for detecting the condition of a robotic charging connector Electricity 0 Active
US11675364B2 System and method for preventing depletion of a robotic energy source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11703350B2 System and method for automatically annotating a map Physics 0 Active
US11087239B2 System and method for computing a probability that an object comprises a target using segment points Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11934181B2 System and method for order fulfillment using robots Physics 0 Active

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