Inventor
LATHROP WILLIAM BRIAN
US16 patents
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VOLKSWAGEN AG
10 patentsUS9688288B1Jun 27, 2017
Geofencing for auto drive route planning
VOLKSWAGEN AG150 citations97
US9031729B2May 12, 2015
Method and system for controlling a vehicle
VOLKSWAGEN AG59 citations95
US9333983B2May 10, 2016
Dual-state steering wheel/input device
VOLKSWAGEN AG76 citations94
US10451428B2Oct 22, 2019
Automatic driving route planning application
VOLKSWAGEN AG20 citations91
US10300930B2May 28, 2019
Geofencing for auto drive route planning
VOLKSWAGEN AG7 citations82
US9244527B2Jan 26, 2016
System, components and methodologies for gaze dependent gesture input control
VOLKSWAGEN AG16 citations82
US10030987B2Jul 24, 2018
System and methodologies for visual relevancy-grading of a navigation map
VOLKSWAGEN AG2 citations71
US10906401B2Feb 2, 2021
Touch-pad integrated steering wheel for a motor vehicle
VOLKSWAGEN AG0 citations62
US9070209B2Jun 30, 2015
Moving control console
VOLKSWAGEN AG1 citations50
US12583321B2Mar 24, 2026
Integrated slide-out vehicle work surface
VOLKSWAGEN AG0 citations39
LATHROP WILLIAM BRIAN
4 patentsUS9238409B2Jan 19, 2016
Steering wheel and integrated touchpads for inputting commands
LATHROP WILLIAM BRIAN62 citations96
US8843268B2Sep 23, 2014
Motor vehicle
LATHROP WILLIAM BRIAN58 citations94
US10118490B2Nov 6, 2018
Touch-pad integrated steering wheel for a motor vehicle
LATHROP WILLIAM BRIAN2 citations72
US9902265B2Feb 27, 2018
Display device for a vehicle, and vehicle
LATHROP WILLIAM BRIAN4 citations69