Inventor
EAKINS WILLIAM J
US25 patents
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ABB SCHWEIZ AG
12 patentsUS10951044B2Mar 16, 2021
System and method for electrical vehicle charging system
ABB SCHWEIZ AG17 citations94
US10518658B1Dec 31, 2019
Electrical vehicle battery recharging vehicle-side receptacle unit
ABB SCHWEIZ AG7 citations84
US11718195B2Aug 8, 2023
Automatic electric vehicle charging device
ABB SCHWEIZ AG5 citations72
US10651590B1May 12, 2020
Self-cleaning electrical connector having pins with insulated ends
ABB SCHWEIZ AG2 citations70
US10899246B1Jan 26, 2021
Method and apparatus for localization of vehicle side electrical charger units
ABB SCHWEIZ AG4 citations69
US11960282B2Apr 16, 2024
Systems and methods for servicing a data center using autonomous vehicle
ABB SCHWEIZ AG1 citations62
US11679687B2Jun 20, 2023
System and method for electrical vehicle charging system
ABB SCHWEIZ AG0 citations62
US10843584B2Nov 24, 2020
System and method for automatic connector coupling for an electric vehicle
ABB SCHWEIZ AG1 citations62
US10821847B2Nov 3, 2020
Systems and methods for underside charging of electrical vehicles
ABB SCHWEIZ AG1 citations62
US11001133B2May 11, 2021
Linear positioning system for automatic charging device
ABB SCHWEIZ AG0 citations59
US11691529B2Jul 4, 2023
Systems and methods for automated electrical connector positioning for electric vehicle charging
ABB SCHWEIZ AG0 citations51
US11014465B2May 25, 2021
Method and apparatus for automatic charging of electric vehicles
ABB SCHWEIZ AG0 citations48
HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG
4 patentsUS11414164B2Aug 16, 2022
Inspection vehicle with maintenance tools
HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG2 citations71
US11550339B2Jan 10, 2023
Tether for an inspection vehicle
HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG1 citations61
US11662729B2May 30, 2023
Submersible inspection device and wireless communication with a base station
HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG0 citations50
US11526163B2Dec 13, 2022
Submersible inspection vehicle with navigation and mapping capabilities
HITACHI ENERGY SWITZERLAND AG0 citations50
ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG
4 patentsUS11087895B2Aug 10, 2021
Liquid tank inspection including device for launching submersible
ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG2 citations71
US10844562B2Nov 24, 2020
Deployment apparatus having a tether arm for an inspection vehicle
ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG1 citations61
US11360120B2Jun 14, 2022
System and method for handling and charting data obtained by an inspection vehicle
ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG0 citations60
US10802480B2Oct 13, 2020
Submersible inspection device and redundant wireless communication with a base station
ABB POWER GRIDS SWITZERLAND AG0 citations50
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG
3 patentsUSD756922SMay 24, 2016
Rotating electrical machinery modular air gap crawler
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG7 citations82
USD748053SJan 26, 2016
Rotating electrical machinery modular air gap crawler
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG8 citations82
US10059008B2Aug 28, 2018
Method and apparatus for using vibration to release parts held by a robotic gripper
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG2 citations72