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Sebastian Thrun
Also filed as: THRUN SEBASTIAN
83 granted patents·13 pending applications·2,483 citations·filing 2004–2024
99Inventor score
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96 records- 0199US10532815B1Two vehicle transportation systemKITTY HAWK CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 14, 2020·34 cites·21 claims
- 0299US10493863B1Charge related processing for a personal transportation system with removable batteryKITTY HAWK CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 3, 2019·21 cites·16 claims
- 0399US9134729B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 15, 2015·80 cites·20 claims
- 0499US8630897B1Transportation-aware physical advertising conversionsPRADA GOMEZ LUIS RICARDO·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 14, 2014·139 cites·27 claims
- 0599US8433470B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 30, 2013·126 cites·19 claims
- 0699US8352110B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 8, 2013·195 cites·22 claims
- 0799US8346426B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemGOOGLE INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 1, 2013·174 cites·17 claims
- 0898US10093324B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemWAYMO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 9, 2018·26 cites·20 claims
- 0998US8738213B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 27, 2014·38 cites·19 claims
- 1098US8670891B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemSZYBALSKI ANDREW·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 11, 2014·173 cites·20 claims
- 1198US8559673B2Traffic signal mapping and detectionFAIRFIELD NATHANIEL·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 15, 2013·80 cites·30 claims
- 1298US8392064B2Systems, methods and devices for adaptive steering control of automotive vehiclesTHRUN SEBASTIAN·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 5, 2013·93 cites·25 claims
- 1398US8392117B2Using topological structure for path planning in semi-structured environmentsDOLGOV DMITRI A·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 5, 2013·156 cites·9 claims
- 1498US8260482B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemSZYBALSKI ANDREW·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 4, 2012·277 cites·20 claims
- 1597US11142318B2Two vehicle transportation systemKITTY HAWK CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 12, 2021·9 cites·20 claims
- 1697US11010998B1Systems and methods for vehicles with limited destination abilityWAYMO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted May 18, 2021·11 cites·20 claims
- 1797US10773799B1Vertically-tethered multicoptersKITTY HAWK CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 15, 2020·38 cites·21 claims
- 1897US10082789B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemWAYMO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 25, 2018·21 cites·20 claims
- 1997US9519287B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 13, 2016·13 cites·20 claims
- 2097US8825261B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 2, 2014·57 cites·20 claims
- 2196US10926654B1Electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle with wind turbineKITTY HAWK CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 23, 2021·7 cites·21 claims
- 2296US10913547B1Charging station for self-balancing multicopterKITTY HAWK CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 9, 2021·8 cites·18 claims
- 2396US9582907B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 28, 2017·14 cites·20 claims
- 2496US9132840B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 15, 2015·18 cites·18 claims
- 2595US11815911B2Multicopter with self-adjusting rotorsKITTY HAWK CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 14, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 2695US10703480B1Modular personal transportation systemKITTY HAWK CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 7, 2020·25 cites·18 claims
- 2795US8976085B2Wearable device with input and output structuresOLSSON MAJ ISABELLE·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 10, 2015·22 cites·26 claims
- 2895US8706342B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 22, 2014·14 cites·19 claims
- 2995US8612135B1Method and apparatus to localize an autonomous vehicle using convolutionMONTEMERLO MICHAEL STEVEN·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 17, 2013·34 cites·19 claims
- 3095US8478289B1Predicting geographic population densityLOOKINGBILL ANDREW·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 2, 2013·25 cites·20 claims
- 3194US10843708B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemWAYMO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 24, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 3294US8873147B1Chord authentication via a multi-touch interfaceRHODES Bradley James·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 28, 2014·49 cites·21 claims
- 3394US8548738B1Constructing paths based on a particle modelKADOUS MOHAMMED WALEED·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 1, 2013·29 cites·12 claims
- 3494US8139067B2Shape completion, animation and marker-less motion capture of people, animals or charactersANGUELOV DRAGOMIR D·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 20, 2012·66 cites·35 claims
- 3593US8386422B1Using constructed paths to supplement map dataGOOGLE INC·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 26, 2013·25 cites·23 claims
- 3693US7961934B2Probable reconstruction of surfaces in occluded regions by computed symmetrySTRIDER LABS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 14, 2011·120 cites·59 claims
- 3792US10768619B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemWAYMO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 8, 2020·4 cites·15 claims
- 3892US8583400B2Indoor localization of mobile devicesTHRUN SEBASTIAN·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 12, 2013·25 cites·21 claims
- 3991US10946964B2Modular personal transportation systemKITTY HAWK CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 16, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 4091US8818610B1User interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving systemGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 26, 2014·8 cites·21 claims
- 4191US8060271B2Detecting principal directions of unknown environmentsDOLGOV DMITRI A·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 15, 2011·40 cites·17 claims
- 4290US10009963B1Decoding a custom cooking programSilicon Valley Factory LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 26, 2018·10 cites·19 claims
- 4389US11111030B2Reactionless free-spinning motor with dual propellersKITTY HAWK CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 7, 2021·2 cites·14 claims
- 4489US10061285B1Encoding a custom cooking programSilicon Valley Factory LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 28, 2018·8 cites·20 claims
- 4588US11814167B2Vertically-tethered multicoptersKITTY HAWK CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 14, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 4688US9857868B2Method and system for ergonomic touch-free interfacePLAGEMANN CHRISTIAN·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 2, 2018·16 cites·13 claims
- 4788US8384714B2Systems, methods and devices for motion capture using video imagingUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 26, 2013·23 cites·27 claims
- 4887US11720101B1Systems and methods for vehicles with limited destination abilityWAYMO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 8, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 4987US11106221B1Multicopter with self-adjusting rotorsKITTY HAWK CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 31, 2021·8 cites·21 claims
- 5087US9710925B2Robust anytime tracking combining 3D shape, color, and motion with annealed dynamic histogramsUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 18, 2017·6 cites·20 claims
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