Thomas D. Erickson
43Patents
13h-index
43Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 12, 1974 → Nov 12, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.