William J. Eakins
41Patents
6h-index
42Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 15, 1996 → Feb 12, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| US8862269B2 | Robotic picking of parts from a bin | Physics | 11 | Active |
| USD384386S | Golf tee marker | General | 10 | Expired |
| USD748053S1 | Rotating electrical machinery modular air gap crawler | General | 8 | Active |
| USD756922S1 | Rotating electrical machinery modular air gap crawler | General | 7 | Active |
| US9126336B2 | Compliant end of arm tooling for a robot | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | 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 |
| US8798787B2 | Ultra-flexible production manufacturing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US9079308B2 | Robotic picking of parts from a bin | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US11087895B2 | Liquid tank inspection including device for launching submersible | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US11414164B2 | Inspection vehicle with maintenance tools | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US10651590B1 | Self-cleaning electrical connector having pins with insulated ends | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US10059008B2 | Method and apparatus for using vibration to release parts held by a robotic gripper | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US10843584B2 | System and method for automatic connector coupling for an electric vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US11550339B2 | Tether for an inspection vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US9914513B2 | Transformer in-situ inspection vehicle with a cage hull | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US10844562B2 | Deployment apparatus having a tether arm for an inspection vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US11718195B2 | Automatic electric vehicle charging device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US9831016B2 | Stripping structure and method for removing enamel insulation from lead ends | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US10821847B2 | Systems and methods for underside charging of electrical vehicles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US10899246B1 | Method and apparatus for localization of vehicle side electrical charger units | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US11923096B2 | Systems and methods for inspecting a machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US9926052B2 | Control mechanism for transformer in-situ inspection device | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.