Inventor · Pittsburgh, PA, US

Yizhu Gu

30Patents
20h-index
24Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 22, 2017 → Jun 27, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US10481608B2 System, method, and apparatus to perform a surface inspection using real-time position information Physics 63 Active
US10698412B2 Inspection robot with couplant chamber disposed within sled for acoustic coupling Physics 63 Active
US10534365B2 Inspection robot having vertically distributed payloads with horizontally distributed sensor sleds Physics 61 Active
US10739779B2 Inspection robot having replaceable sensor sled portions Physics 59 Active
US10942522B2 System, method, and apparatus for correlating inspection data and image data Physics 57 Active
US10895878B2 Inspection robot having self-aligning wheels Physics 57 Active
US10795373B2 Inspection robot having a number of horizontally displaced sensor sleds Physics 57 Active
US10884423B2 System, method, and apparatus for acoustic and magnetic induction thickness inspection of a material on a substrate Physics 57 Active
US11144063B2 System, method, and apparatus for inspecting a surface Physics 53 Active
US11157013B2 Inspection robot having serial sensor operations Physics 51 Active
US11157012B2 System, method, and apparatus for an inspection robot performing an ultrasonic inspection Physics 51 Active
US11385650B2 Inspection robot having replaceable sensor sled portions Physics 39 Active
US11511426B2 System, method, and apparatus for rapid development of an inspection scheme for an inspection robot Physics 36 Active
US11565417B2 System and method for configuring an inspection robot for inspecting an inspection surface Physics 36 Active
US11429109B2 System, method, and apparatus to perform a surface inspection using real-time position information Physics 36 Active
US11518030B2 System, apparatus and method for providing an interactive inspection map Physics 36 Active
US11518031B2 System and method for traversing an obstacle with an inspection robot Physics 35 Active
US11673272B2 Inspection robot with stability assist device Physics 33 Active
US11669100B2 Inspection robot having a laser profiler Physics 32 Active
US11740635B2 System, method, and apparatus for acoustic inspection of a surface Physics 28 Active
US11872707B2 Systems and methods for driving an inspection robot with motor having magnetic shielding Physics 14 Active
US12013705B2 Payload with adjustable and rotatable sensor sleds for robotic inspection Physics 13 Active
US12061484B2 Inspection robot having adjustable resolution Physics 8 Active
US12061483B2 System, method, and apparatus for inspecting a surface Physics 8 Active
US11511427B2 System, apparatus and method for providing an inspection map Physics 1 Active

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