Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Thomas Daniel

32Patents
8h-index
22Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 5, 1996 → Mar 17, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9725060B1 Reducing surface rigidity of a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Active
US5844471A Heated vehicle exterior object sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US9849852B1 Intelligent deployment of safety mechanisms for autonomous vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Active
US6282969A Optically clear housing and reduced cure time potting compound for use with object sensor Physics 21 Expired
US9817397B1 Active safety mechanisms for an autonomous vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Active
US9340231B1 Energy-absorbing apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US5866954A Passenger inflatable restraint control apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US10023145B1 Deployable passenger enclosure Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Active
US10611269B1 Moving seats in a vehicle to enhance occupant protection Physics 8 Active
US9783236B1 Vehicle bonnet constructions for reducing impact forces Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US9566939B1 Shear pin failure system Fixed Constructions 6 Active
US8998297B1 Systems for mounting a vehicle windshield Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US9393922B2 Devices and methods for an energy-absorbing end of a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US10857963B1 Deployable passenger enclosure Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10696197B2 Submarining avoidance system Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10228105B2 Lighting and/or signaling device for a motor vehicle, provided with a light module cooled by means of an air flow generator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US11292418B1 Deployable passenger enclosure Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11766982B1 Deployable passenger enclosure Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11173815B2 Submarining avoidance system Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11975633B1 Moving seats in a vehicle to enhance occupant protection Physics 0 Active
US10759379B2 Shear pin failure system Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US10641456B2 Lighting module for motor vehicle projector Physics 0 Active
US11796149B2 Vehicle light unit Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11703882B2 Bio-hybrid odor-guided autonomous palm-sized air vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10787201B1 Vehicle bonnet constructions for reducing impact forces Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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