Inventor · Minneapolis, MN, US

Thomas D. Erickson

43Patents
13h-index
43Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 12, 1974 → Nov 12, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5341293A User interface system having programmable user interface elements Physics 390 Expired
US5202828A User interface system having programmable user interface elements Physics 365 Expired
US6591265B1 Dynamic behavior-based access control system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US9651945B1 Dynamic management system, method, and recording medium for cognitive drone-swarms Physics 53 Active
US10140987B2 Aerial drone companion device and a method of operating an aerial drone companion device Physics 38 Active
US4026715A Glass compositions, fibers and methods of making same Chemistry; Metallurgy 33 Expired
US6970931B1 Method for translucent online interaction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4184861A Energy efficient apparatus and process for manufacture of glass Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US3945838A Glass compositions and their fibers Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US10040551B2 Drone delivery of coffee based on a cognitive state of an individual Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Active
US6944655B1 User-defined online interaction method and device Physics 21 Expired
US9875592B1 Drone used for authentication and authorization for restricted access via an electronic lock Physics 19 Active
US10249194B2 Modifying behavior of autonomous vehicle based on advanced predicted behavior analysis of nearby drivers Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US7962847B2 Method for providing dynamic process step annotations Physics 10 Active
US7249180B2 Method and system for marketplace social proxies Physics 9 Expired
US10287014B2 Unmanned aerial vehicle coupling apparatus for drone coupling with vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US10683088B2 Unmanned aerial vehicle for crowd visual feedback Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US8914859B2 Managing the progressive legible obfuscation and de-obfuscation of public and quasi-public broadcast messages Electricity 6 Active
US10324466B2 Personality sharing among drone swarm Physics 5 Active
US10289456B2 Software bot conflict-resolution service agent Electricity 4 Active
US10009568B1 Displaying the simulated gazes of multiple remote participants to participants collocated in a meeting space Physics 3 Active
US9514495B2 Creation and use of closely-matched groups to aid in initiating and sustaining behavioral change Physics 3 Active
US10077110B2 Monitoring for movement disorders using unmanned aerial vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US8214897B2 System and method for usage-based misinformation detection and response Physics 2 Active
US10394963B2 Natural language processor for providing natural language signals in a natural language output Physics 2 Active

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