Thomas A. Fuhlbrigge
76Patents
9h-index
58Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 16, 1996 → Apr 12, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.