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Thomas Daniel
Also filed as: DANIEL THOMAS · DANIEL THOMAS R
32 granted patents·2 pending applications·352 citations·filing 1996–2023
96Inventor score
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34 records- 0199US9725060B1Reducing surface rigidity of a vehicleWAYMO LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 8, 2017·60 cites·20 claims
- 0298US9849852B1Intelligent deployment of safety mechanisms for autonomous vehiclesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 26, 2017·38 cites·20 claims
- 0397US10023145B1Deployable passenger enclosureWAYMO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 17, 2018·18 cites·20 claims
- 0496US10611269B1Moving seats in a vehicle to enhance occupant protectionWAYMO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 7, 2020·12 cites·22 claims
- 0595US9817397B1Active safety mechanisms for an autonomous vehicleWAYMO LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 14, 2017·20 cites·27 claims
- 0695US9783236B1Vehicle bonnet constructions for reducing impact forcesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 10, 2017·12 cites·20 claims
- 0794US11766982B1Deployable passenger enclosureWAYMO LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 26, 2023·2 cites·19 claims
- 0891US9340231B1Energy-absorbing apparatusGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 17, 2016·18 cites·11 claims
- 0990US9566939B1Shear pin failure systemGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 14, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 1085US8998297B1Systems for mounting a vehicle windshieldGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 7, 2015·9 cites·20 claims
- 1182US11292418B1Deployable passenger enclosureWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 5, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 1280US10228105B2Lighting and/or signaling device for a motor vehicle, provided with a light module cooled by means of an air flow generatorVALEO VISION·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 12, 2019·3 cites·22 claims
- 1378US10857963B1Deployable passenger enclosureWAYMO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 8, 2020·2 cites·22 claims
- 1477US12024075B2Position-variable seat back hinge stiffness for belt-integration seatsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 2, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1575US11975633B1Moving seats in a vehicle to enhance occupant protectionWAYMO LLC·Filed 2022·Granted May 7, 2024·0 cites·22 claims
- 1671US11639122B2Position-variable seat back hinge stiffness for belt-integration seatsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted May 2, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 1770US9393922B2Devices and methods for an energy-absorbing end of a vehicleGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 19, 2016·4 cites·19 claims
- 1868US5844471AHeated vehicle exterior object sensorITT MFG ENTERPRISES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 1, 1998·55 cites·18 claims
- 1967US6282969B1Optically clear housing and reduced cure time potting compound for use with object sensorVELEO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 4, 2001·58 cites·15 claims
- 2066US11524608B1Moving seats in a vehicle to enhance occupant protectionWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 13, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2166US11173815B2Submarining avoidance systemWAYMO LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 16, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2265US10696197B2Submarining avoidance systemWAYMO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 30, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 2360US5866954APassenger inflatable restraint control apparatusITT AUTOMOTIVE INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 2, 1999·32 cites·18 claims
- 2457US11117501B2Position-variable seat back hinge stiffness for belt-integration seatsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 14, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2557US10759379B2Shear pin failure systemWAYMO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 1, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2655US10641456B2Lighting module for motor vehicle projectorVALEO VISION·Filed 2018·Granted May 5, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2755US9341224B2Systems for absorbing an impact forceGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 17, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 2854US10787201B1Vehicle bonnet constructions for reducing impact forcesWAYMO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 29, 2020·0 cites·15 claims
- 2953US11572993B2Light module for motor vehicle headlampVALEO VISION·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 7, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
- 3053US10099650B1Shear pin failure systemWAYMO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 16, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3152US2019118681A1Position-variable seat back hinge stiffnesss for belt-integration seatsWAYMO LLC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3251US11796149B2Vehicle light unitVALEO VISION·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 24, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 3339US11703882B2Bio-hybrid odor-guided autonomous palm-sized air vehicleU S GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 18, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 3422US2002130770A1Object sensor with integrally molded housing and method for making sameFiled 2000·Application pending·0 cites
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