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John Drinkard
Also filed as: DRINKARD JOHN · DRINKARD JOHN J
15 granted patents·5 pending applications·191 citations·filing 2000–2023
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Files withOMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO9SCIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC4DRINKARD JOHN2OMRON SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGIES INC2OMRON SCIENTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC1
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20 records- 0190US9712768B2Method and apparatus for fault detection for imager decoderOMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 18, 2017·9 cites·11 claims
- 0287US6493653B1Tapped delay line high speed registerSCIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 10, 2002·52 cites·46 claims
- 0386US6587811B2System and method for delay line testingSCIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·37 cites·32 claims
- 0483US12092476B2Method and apparatus for updating an environment map used by robots for self-localizationOMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 17, 2024·2 cites·24 claims
- 0582US9501692B2Method and apparatus for projective volume monitoringOMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 22, 2016·5 cites·31 claims
- 0682US6753776B2Presence sensing system and methodSCIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 22, 2004·45 cites·41 claims
- 0779US6665621B2System and method for waveform processingSCIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 16, 2003·26 cites·33 claims
- 0878US10085001B2Method and apparatus for detecting and mitigating mechanical misalignments in an optical systemOMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 25, 2018·3 cites·14 claims
- 0972US10841539B2Method and apparatus for monitoring zonesOMRON SCIENTIFIC TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 17, 2020·2 cites·9 claims
- 1065US7965384B2Clutter rejection in active object detection systemsOMRON SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 21, 2011·8 cites·14 claims
- 1162US12502779B2Method and apparatus for improved sampling-based graph generation for online path planning by a robotOMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 23, 2025·0 cites·23 claims
- 1262US12397424B2Method and apparatus for online task planning and robot motion controlOMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 26, 2025·0 cites·26 claims
- 1354US2016203371A1Method and Apparatus for Projective Volume MonitoringOMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 1452US2024326244A1Control of robotic arm and end effector via virtual force sensingOMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1550US2024168480A1Autonomous mapping by a mobile robotOMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1644US8018353B2Method and apparatus for zone selection in area monitoring devicesOMRON SCIENTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 13, 2011·2 cites·20 claims
- 1741US2012123563A1Method and Apparatus for Monitoring ZonesDRINKARD JOHN·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 1841US2013300835A1Method and Apparatus to Guarantee Minimum Contrast for Machine Vision SystemOMRON SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1935US9532011B2Method and apparatus for projective volume monitoringDRINKARD JOHN·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 27, 2016·0 cites·25 claims
- 2033US8947505B2Method and apparatus for generating texture in a three-dimensional sceneTYAGI AMBRISH·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 3, 2015·0 cites·17 claims
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