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Michael Sleator
Also filed as: SLEATOR MICHAEL · SLEATOR MICHAEL G · SLEATOR MICHAEL GEORGE
33 granted patents·2 pending applications·936 citations·filing 1985–2022
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35 records- 0199US9472201B1Speaker localization by means of tactile inputGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 18, 2016·346 cites·20 claims
- 0296US10807492B1Switchable magnetic battery dockingX DEV LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 20, 2020·19 cites·16 claims
- 0396US7102616B1Remote control device with pointing capacityMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 5, 2006·295 cites·42 claims
- 0495US9774221B1Magnetic end effectorX DEV LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 26, 2017·15 cites·12 claims
- 0595US8620163B1Systems and methods for optically communicating small data packets to mobile devicesSLEATOR MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 31, 2013·31 cites·16 claims
- 0694US7310355B1Apparatus and method for powering a network deviceDIGEO INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 18, 2007·95 cites·19 claims
- 0793US10931374B1Vehicle with free-space optical link for log data uploadingWAYMO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 23, 2021·7 cites·18 claims
- 0891US11804896B2Automotive communication system with dielectric waveguide cable and wireless contactless rotary jointWAYMO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 31, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0991US11381308B1Vehicle with free-space optical link for log data uploadingWAYMO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 5, 2022·2 cites·26 claims
- 1091US10742315B1Automotive communication system with dielectric waveguide cable and wireless contactless rotary jointWAYMO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 11, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 1186US10347815B1Piezoelectric strands for tactile sensingX DEV LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 9, 2019·6 cites·16 claims
- 1285US9240837B2Systems and methods using optical communication for commissioning of network nodesGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 19, 2016·7 cites·19 claims
- 1384US7533403B1Apparatus and method for distributing audio and video content using existing network wiringVULCAN VENTURES INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 12, 2009·26 cites·21 claims
- 1479US9332492B2Rapid acknowledgement of radio transmissions for energy minimizationGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted May 3, 2016·4 cites·27 claims
- 1579US8706934B2System and method for automatic decommissioning of network participants by closing select circuits in order to change a plurality of mechanical states of the network participantsSLEATOR MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 22, 2014·4 cites·15 claims
- 1679US8085804B2System and method for processing multiple broadcast multimedia streamsPERLMAN STEPHEN G·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 27, 2011·4 cites·34 claims
- 1779US4860218ADisplay with windowing capability by addressingSLEATOR MICHAEL·Filed 1985·Granted Aug 22, 1989·42 cites·20 claims
- 1876US10063113B2Magnetic end effectorX DEV LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 28, 2018·2 cites·9 claims
- 1973US11855691B1Vehicle with free-space optical link for log data uploadingWAYMO LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·21 claims
- 2072US9230762B2System for automatic decommissioning of network participants wherein device has a deflective member having various states and various lengthsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 5, 2016·2 cites·15 claims
- 2170US8516176B1Gang programming of devicesGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 20, 2013·2 cites·61 claims
- 2268US10965367B2Automotive communication system with dielectric waveguide cable and wireless contactless rotary jointWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 30, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2366US9718193B1Rotary transformerX DEV LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·1 cites·21 claims
- 2466US9614723B2Device commissioningGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 4, 2017·1 cites·15 claims
- 2564US8825934B2Gang programming of devicesGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 2, 2014·1 cites·10 claims
- 2662US11768283B2Sound source distance estimationWAYMO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 26, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 2758US9065965B2Apparatus and method for distributing audio and video content using existing network wiringKREIN TODD·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 23, 2015·1 cites·24 claims
- 2856US9569331B2System for automatic decommissioning of network participants based on pressure applied to compression element within the deviceGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 14, 2017·0 cites·21 claims
- 2956US8675675B2System and method for processing multiple broadcast multimedia streamsPERLMAN STEPHEN G·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 18, 2014·0 cites·32 claims
- 3053US9386660B1Light emitting diode matching by photovoltaic responseGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 5, 2016·0 cites·24 claims
- 3153US9377349B2Free-space optically accessed acoustically modulated retro-reflector arraysGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·0 cites·36 claims
- 3252US9275005B2Device commissioningGOOGLE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 1, 2016·0 cites·39 claims
- 3346US2002116705A1System and method for processing conditional access dataFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3445US2015025659A1Home Automation NetworkGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3541US4837455AInterrupt controlled switching deviceSLEATOR MICHAEL G·Filed 1987·Granted Jun 6, 1989·16 cites·17 claims
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