Inventor · Herndon, VA, US

Robert L. Cantrell

57Patents
6h-index
37Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 16, 1975 → Jul 1, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10274952B2 Geographic area monitoring systems and methods through interchanging tool systems between unmanned vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Active
US4761903A Waterproof display frame Human Necessities 20 Expired
US10246187B2 Systems and methods to interchangeably couple tool systems with unmanned vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US10515555B2 System and method for managing a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US10235651B2 Secured delivery locker Physics 8 Active
US10296005B2 Apparatus and method for monitoring a field Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US10639956B2 Temperature-controlled UAV storage system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US4039060A Barrier-guarded stamping press control Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US10520953B2 Geographic area monitoring systems and methods that balance power usage between multiple unmanned vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10577103B2 Systems and methods for dispensing an insecticide via unmanned vehicles to defend a crop-containing area against pests Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US10521806B2 Blockchain-based system and method for supply chain control Physics 5 Active
US10635801B2 Systems and methods for securing access to storage and retrieval systems Electricity 4 Active
US10515335B2 Secured delivery locker Physics 4 Active
US10604254B2 System and method for coordinating unmanned aerial vehicles for delivery of one or more packages Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US10594495B2 Verifying authenticity of computer readable information using the blockchain Electricity 4 Active
US11813950B2 System for storing unmanned aerial vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US11348057B2 Autonomous robot delivery systems and methods Electricity 3 Active
US10562398B2 System and method for autonomous battery replacement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US11004345B2 Systems and methods for generating and monitoring flight routes and buffer zones for unmanned aerial vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US11610175B2 Autonomous robot delivery systems and methods Electricity 2 Active
US10423169B2 Geographic area monitoring systems and methods utilizing computational sharing across multiple unmanned vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US11079242B2 System and method for determining autonomous vehicle location using incremental image analysis Physics 2 Active
US10579059B2 System and method for utilizing drones for intermittent flights Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10331123B2 Task management of autonomous product delivery vehicles Electricity 2 Active
US10273001B2 Apparatus and method for unmanned flight Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active

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