Norman K. Lay
13Patents
13h-index
28Co-inventors
74Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 5, 1990 → Sep 9, 1999
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5610815A | Integrated vehicle positioning and navigation system, apparatus and method | Physics | 411 | Expired |
| US5615116A | Apparatus and method for autonomous vehicle navigation using path data | Physics | 378 | Expired |
| US5838562A | System and a method for enabling a vehicle to track a preset path | Physics | 238 | Expired |
| US5612883A | System and method for detecting obstacles in the path of a vehicle | Physics | 221 | Expired |
| US5956250A | Apparatus and method for autonomous vehicle navigation using absolute data | Physics | 217 | Expired |
| US6363632B1 | System for autonomous excavation and truck loading | Physics | 160 | Expired |
| US5548516A | Multi-tasked navigation system and method for an autonomous land based vehicle | Physics | 109 | Expired |
| US5587929A | System and method for tracking objects using a detection system | Physics | 96 | Expired |
| US5648901A | System and method for generating paths in an autonomous vehicle | Physics | 80 | Expired |
| US5680313A | System and method for detecting obstacles in a road | Physics | 70 | Expired |
| US5483455A | Method and apparatus for determining the location of a vehicle | Physics | 64 | Expired |
| US5668739A | System and method for tracking objects using a detection system | Physics | 61 | Expired |
| US5646843A | Apparatus and method for surface based vehicle control system | Physics | 60 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.