Inventor · Bloomfield, CT, US

William J. Eakins

41Patents
6h-index
42Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 15, 1996 → Feb 12, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.