Inventor · Storrs, CT, US

Zhongxue Gan

21Patents
12h-index
33Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: May 19, 1994 → Nov 4, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5572449A Automatic vehicle following system Physics 137 Expired
US5838882A Dynamic position tracking and control of robots Performing Operations; Transporting 63 Expired
US5878151A Moving object tracking Physics 48 Expired
US7643907B2 Method and apparatus for developing a metadata-infused software program for controlling a robot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Active
US6822412B1 Method for calibrating and programming of a robot application Physics 42 Expired
US7181314B2 Industrial robot with controlled flexibility and simulated force for automated assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US6941192B2 Robot machining tool position and orientation calibration Physics 27 Expired
US6812665B2 In-process relative robot workcell calibration Physics 25 Expired
US6836702B1 Method for fine tuning of a robot program Physics 24 Expired
US5835880A Apparatus and method for vehicle following with dynamic feature recognition Physics 18 Expired
US5751610A On-line robot work-cell calibration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6282461A Independent tube position verification system Physics 12 Expired
US7226010B2 Method and apparatus for solid fuel pulverizing operation and maintenance optimization Physics 9 Expired
US7340323B2 Industrial robot with controlled flexibility and simulated force for automated assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9690275B2 System energy efficiency controller, energy efficiency gain device and smart energy service system used for energy utilization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US6148248A Apparatus and method for lobing and thermal-damage control in shoe centerless grinding Physics 7 Expired
US9778719B2 Ubiquitous energy network for achieving optimized utilization of energy and method for providing energy transaction and service Physics 3 Active
US9436169B2 System energy efficiency controller in smart energy network, control method thereof, and control method for terminal device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9110456B2 Robotic machining with a flexible manipulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9000056B2 Method for producing methane by catalytic gasification of coal and device thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US9011671B2 Coal processing method by using characteristics of sub-critical and supercritical water Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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