Inventor · Ellington, CT, US

Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge

76Patents
9h-index
58Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 16, 1996 → Apr 12, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9701023B2 Teleoperation of machines having at least one actuated mechanism and one machine controller comprising a program code including instructions for transferring control of the machine from said controller to a remote control station Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Active
US7643907B2 Method and apparatus for developing a metadata-infused software program for controlling a robot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Active
US8407661B2 Method and system for creating HMI applications for an automation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US8606398B2 Compliant end of arm tooling for a robot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US10951044B2 System and method for electrical vehicle charging system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US5890656A Integrated gear pump dispenser for robotic dispensing Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US8862269B2 Robotic picking of parts from a bin Physics 11 Active
US5833147A Rotary union for robotic end effector Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US9008841B2 Robotic picking of parts from a parts holding bin Physics 10 Active
US9333654B2 Robot parts assembly on a workpiece moving on an assembly line Physics 9 Active
USD748053S1 Rotating electrical machinery modular air gap crawler General 8 Active
US10406686B2 Bare hand robot path teaching Physics 8 Active
USD756922S1 Rotating electrical machinery modular air gap crawler General 7 Active
US9919421B2 Method and apparatus for robot path teaching Physics 6 Active
US10668623B2 Method and system for robotic adaptive production Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9126336B2 Compliant end of arm tooling for a robot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9849595B2 Contact force limiting with haptic feedback for a tele-operated robot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US11027921B2 Product manipulation tool Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US10570736B2 Robot automated mining Physics 5 Active
US8984992B2 Socket with nut or bolt holding structure Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US10518658B1 Electrical vehicle battery recharging vehicle-side receptacle unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9132551B2 Teleoperated industrial robots Electricity 4 Active
US9508148B2 Vision-guided alignment system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8798787B2 Ultra-flexible production manufacturing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10737396B2 Method and apparatus for robot path teaching Physics 3 Active

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