Inventor
ALLEN WILLIAM E
US26 patents
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CATERPILLAR INC
15 patentsUS6917300B2Jul 12, 2005
Method and apparatus for tracking objects at a site
CATERPILLAR INC75 citations98
US6112143AAug 29, 2000
Method and apparatus for establishing a perimeter defining an area to be traversed by a mobile machine
CATERPILLAR INC272 citations96
US5483455AJan 9, 1996
Method and apparatus for determining the location of a vehicle
CATERPILLAR INC100 citations96
US5424623AJun 13, 1995
Coordinated control for a work implement
CATERPILLAR INC105 citations95
US5160239ANov 3, 1992
Coordinated control for a work implement
CATERPILLAR INC93 citations95
US5002454AMar 26, 1991
Intuitive joystick control for a work implement
CATERPILLAR INC61 citations95
US5848368ADec 8, 1998
Method for controllably loading haul vehicles by a mobile loading machine
CATERPILLAR INC54 citations94
US5188502AFeb 23, 1993
Linkage arrangement for a multi-purpose vehicle
CATERPILLAR INC72 citations94
US5471147ANov 28, 1995
Apparatus and method for determining the linear position of a hydraulic cylinder
CATERPILLAR INC28 citations92
US4845416AJul 4, 1989
Electronic valve actuator
CATERPILLAR INC66 citations92
US5379220AJan 3, 1995
Electronic steering control
CATERPILLAR INC33 citations91
US5182501AJan 26, 1993
Dual motor windshield wiper control system
CATERPILLAR INC10 citations74
US6744406B2Jun 1, 2004
Determining desired pseudolite locations based on predicted GPS coverage
CATERPILLAR INC8 citations72
US7274699B2Sep 25, 2007
Method for setting masks for message filtering
CATERPILLAR INC5 citations63
US9242648B1Jan 26, 2016
Boosting parking brake drive-through torque
CATERPILLAR INC2 citations58
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR
4 patentsUS10495554B2Dec 3, 2019
Method and system for imaging and analysis of a biological specimen
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR143 citations97
US10568516B2Feb 25, 2020
Methods and devices for imaging and/or optogenetic control of light-responsive neurons
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR8 citations79
US12359253B2Jul 15, 2025
Method of in situ gene sequencing
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR4 citations75
US11624685B2Apr 11, 2023
Method and system for imaging and analysis of a biological specimen
UNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR0 citations61