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Eric Whitman
Also filed as: WHITMAN ERIC · WHITMAN ERIC CARY
34 granted patents·9 pending applications·424 citations·filing 2015–2025
98Inventor score
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43 records- 0199US12077229B2Stair tracking for modeled and perceived terrainBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 3, 2024·10 cites·36 claims
- 0298US11999423B2Leg swing trajectoriesBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 4, 2024·9 cites·24 claims
- 0398US11851120B2Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitchBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 26, 2023·9 cites·20 claims
- 0498US11123869B2Robotically negotiating stairsBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 21, 2021·11 cites·20 claims
- 0598US10059392B1Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitchBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 28, 2018·25 cites·20 claims
- 0698US9975245B1Methods and systems for planning a body position of a robotic deviceBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 22, 2018·28 cites·20 claims
- 0798US9868210B1Methods and systems for planning a body position of a robotic deviceGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 16, 2018·37 cites·20 claims
- 0897US12235652B2Terrain aware step planning systemBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 25, 2025·8 cites·20 claims
- 0997US12214497B2Footstep contact detectionBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 4, 2025·6 cites·21 claims
- 1097US12070863B2Dynamic planning controllerBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 27, 2024·6 cites·20 claims
- 1197US12054208B2Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robotBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 6, 2024·7 cites·18 claims
- 1297US11660752B2Perception and fitting for a stair trackerBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 30, 2023·8 cites·20 claims
- 1397US10017218B1Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robotGOOGLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 10, 2018·35 cites·16 claims
- 1497US9789607B1Achieving a target gait in a legged robot based on steering commandsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 17, 2017·35 cites·20 claims
- 1596US11599128B2Perception and fitting for a stair trackerBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 7, 2023·8 cites·36 claims
- 1696US11548151B2Robotically negotiating stairsBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 10, 2023·10 cites·24 claims
- 1796US11073842B1Perception and fitting for a stair trackerBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 27, 2021·12 cites·15 claims
- 1896US9969086B1Achieving a target gait in a legged robot based on steering commandsBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 15, 2018·26 cites·20 claims
- 1995US12172537B2Robust docking of robots with imperfect sensingBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 24, 2024·6 cites·20 claims
- 2095US12151380B2Robotically negotiating stairsBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 26, 2024·2 cites·30 claims
- 2195US12134181B2Robot choreographerBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 5, 2024·6 cites·20 claims
- 2295US11447195B2Leg swing trajectoriesBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 20, 2022·11 cites·22 claims
- 2395US11416003B2Constrained mobility mappingBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 16, 2022·29 cites·28 claims
- 2495US11383381B2Footstep contact detectionBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 12, 2022·9 cites·32 claims
- 2595US11287826B2Terrain aware step planning systemBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 29, 2022·24 cites·24 claims
- 2694US11059532B1Control of robotic devices with non-constant body pitchBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 13, 2021·14 cites·20 claims
- 2791US10399621B2Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robotBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 3, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 2891US10144465B1Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robotBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 4, 2018·9 cites·14 claims
- 2989US11319005B2Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robotBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 3, 2022·5 cites·16 claims
- 3088US12468300B2Detecting negative obstaclesBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 11, 2025·1 cites·28 claims
- 3187US11465281B2Dynamic planning controllerBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 11, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 3287US10266220B2Achieving a target gait behavior in a legged robotBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 23, 2019·4 cites·18 claims
- 3384US2025135646A1Robotically negotiating stairsBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3482US11691292B2Robot choreographerBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 4, 2023·4 cites·30 claims
- 3582US2025321586A1Constrained Mobility MappingBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3680US2024367315A1Dynamic Planning ControllerBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3777US2025222588A1Footstep contact detectionBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3873US2025065742A1Robust docking of robots with imperfect sensingBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3973US2025155888A1Terrain aware step planning systemBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4073US2024174310A1Stair Tracking for Modeled and Perceived TerrainBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4171US12372982B2Constrained mobility mappingBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·22 claims
- 4269US2023143315A1Perception and fitting for a stair trackerBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4360US2023415343A1Automatically trasitioning a robot to an operational mode optimized for particular terrainBOSTON DYNAMICS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
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