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William Whittaker
Also filed as: WHITTAKER WILLIAM · WHITTAKER WILLIAM L · WHITTAKER WILLIAM LAWRENCE
26 granted patents·6 pending applications·4,466 citations·filing 1988–2020
98Inventor score
Files withCATERPILLAR INC12UNIV CARNEGIE MELLON9WHITTAKER WILLIAM L5REDZONE ROBOTICS INC2MORRIS AARON C1
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32 records- 0198US5956250AApparatus and method for autonomous vehicle navigation using absolute dataCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 21, 1999·309 cites·4 claims
- 0298US5684696ASystem and method for enabling an autonomous vehicle to track a desired pathCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 4, 1997·339 cites·21 claims
- 0398US5615116AApparatus and method for autonomous vehicle navigation using path dataCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 25, 1997·532 cites·14 claims
- 0498US5612883ASystem and method for detecting obstacles in the path of a vehicleCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 18, 1997·341 cites·12 claims
- 0598US5610815AIntegrated vehicle positioning and navigation system, apparatus and methodCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 11, 1997·575 cites·12 claims
- 0698US5451135ACollapsible mobile vehicleUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 1993·Granted Sep 19, 1995·262 cites·33 claims
- 0797US5838562ASystem and a method for enabling a vehicle to track a preset pathCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 17, 1998·283 cites·10 claims
- 0897US5680306ASystem, and method for enabling a vehicle to track a pathCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 21, 1997·79 cites·14 claims
- 0996US5680313ASystem and method for detecting obstacles in a roadCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 21, 1997·114 cites·16 claims
- 1095US6336051B1Agricultural harvester with robotic controlUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 1, 2002·262 cites·19 claims
- 1195US5646845ASystem and method for controlling an autonomously navigated vehicleCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 8, 1997·179 cites·11 claims
- 1294US8024066B2Autonomous inspector mobile platformREDZONE ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 20, 2011·71 cites·25 claims
- 1394US7131791B2Pipeline rehabilitation systemsREDZONE ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 7, 2006·63 cites·19 claims
- 1494US7069124B1Robotic modeling of voidsWORKHORSE TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 27, 2006·418 cites·21 claims
- 1592US5648901ASystem and method for generating paths in an autonomous vehicleCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 15, 1997·124 cites·18 claims
- 1691US5657226ASystem and method for causing an autonomous vehicle to track a pathCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 12, 1997·101 cites·4 claims
- 1788US5548516AMulti-tasked navigation system and method for an autonomous land based vehicleCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 20, 1996·164 cites·2 claims
- 1887US5005658AOrthogonal legged walking robotUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 9, 1991·53 cites·13 claims
- 1979US5911669AVision-based crop line tracking for harvestersUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·141 cites·21 claims
- 2073US5127484AOrthogonal legged walking robotUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 1991·Granted Jul 7, 1992·38 cites·10 claims
- 2166US10958206B1Battery powered generatorWHITTAKER WILLIAM·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 23, 2021·1 cites·1 claims
- 2263US6918321B1Shingle ripperFiled 2004·Granted Jul 19, 2005·17 cites·12 claims
- 2355US11972586B2Agile depth sensing using triangulation light curtainsUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 30, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2452US11493634B2Programmable light curtainsUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 8, 2022·0 cites·23 claims
- 2548US11425357B2Method for epipolar time of flight imagingUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 23, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2645US2008059015A1Software architecture for high-speed traversal of prescribed routesWHITTAKER WILLIAM L·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2745US2008059007A1System and method for autonomously convoying vehiclesWHITTAKER WILLIAM L·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2843US2008167771A1Methods, devices, and systems for high-speed autonomous vehicle and high-speed autonomous vehicleWHITTAKER WILLIAM L·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2941US11137516B2System and method for passive assay of holdup deposits in nuclear pipingUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 5, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 3040US2010026555A1Obstacle detection arrangements in and for autonomous vehiclesWHITTAKER WILLIAM L·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3139US2009062958A1Autonomous mobile robotMORRIS AARON C·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3236US2006095171A1Methods, devices and systems for high-speed autonomous vehicle and high-speed autonomous vehicleWHITTAKER WILLIAM L·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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