Inventor · Rock Hill, SC, US

William Robert Norris

15Patents
10h-index
33Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 20, 2006 → Sep 1, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7894951B2 Systems and methods for switching between autonomous and manual operation of a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 326 Active
US9098080B2 Systems and methods for switching between autonomous and manual operation of a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 158 Active
US8020657B2 Systems and methods for obstacle avoidance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 151 Active
US9043016B2 Versatile robotic control module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 78 Active
US8473140B2 Networked multi-role robotic vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Active
US8874300B2 Systems and methods for obstacle avoidance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Active
US7895135B2 Human perception model for speed control performance Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Active
US7769512B2 Vehicle steering control method and performance Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Active
US9429944B2 Versatile robotic control module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US8195364B2 Perception model for trajectory following autonomous and human augmented steering control Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Active
US8498796B2 Perception model for trajectory following autonomous and human augmented speed control Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US8510034B2 Perception model for trajectory following autonomous and human augmented steering control Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US8825294B2 Vehicle center of gravity active suspension control system Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US7743159B2 Reusable application framework for translating between a client and an external entity Electricity 2 Active
US12048655B2 Low-profile and high-load ball-balancing rolling system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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