Robert Williams
27Patents
10h-index
28Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 6, 1974 → Oct 10, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9858927B2 | Processing spoken commands to control distributed audio outputs | Electricity | 173 | Active |
| US9898250B1 | Controlling distributed audio outputs to enable voice output | Electricity | 164 | Active |
| US6405258B1 | Method and apparatus for controlling the flow of data frames through a network switch on a port-by-port basis | Electricity | 94 | Expired |
| US11127405B1 | Selective requests for authentication for voice-based launching of applications | Physics | 82 | Active |
| US10877637B1 | Voice-based device operation mode management | Physics | 66 | Active |
| US4140053A | Mandrel mounting and trip mechanism for continuous motion decorator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US5885133A | Apparatus and method for cleaning tubular members | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US5499639A | Apparatus and method for cleaning exchanger tubes | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Expired |
| US4544915A | Adjustable digital encoder | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US5664992A | Apparatus and method for cleaning tubular members | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US4244292A | Inker apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US4343391A | Takeoff and restacking device for cup-like containers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US4543883A | Apparatus for printing frustoconical articles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US10885910B1 | Voice-forward graphical user interface mode management | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Active |
| US9801216B1 | Peer-to-peer configuration | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US4009776A | Can unloader | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US4351610A | Photocomposer | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US4458804A | Contour in-feed means for continuous motion can decorator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US10524299B1 | Peer-to-peer configuration | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US4332316A | Cup-stack delivery mechanism | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Expired |
| US10262657B1 | Processing spoken commands to control distributed audio outputs | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US11822770B1 | Input-based device operation mode management | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US12094461B2 | Processing spoken commands to control distributed audio outputs | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| USD265480S | Photoprocessor | General | 0 | Expired |
| US10878815B2 | Processing spoken commands to control distributed audio outputs | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.