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Guillermo A. Herrera
Also filed as: HERRERA GUILLERMO · HERRERA GUILLERMO A
61 granted patents·10 pending applications·1,062 citations·filing 2004–2018
99Inventor score
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71 records- 0198US7500704B2Compartment access system with active material component and method for controlling access to an interior compartmentGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 10, 2009·56 cites·13 claims
- 0298US7350851B2Reversibly expandable energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the sameGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 1, 2008·90 cites·20 claims
- 0397US9920793B1Negative stiffness system with variable preload adjustmentHRL LAB LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 20, 2018·23 cites·25 claims
- 0496US8853916B2Reconfigurable bi-stable deviceBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 7, 2014·17 cites·10 claims
- 0596US7854467B2Airflow control devices based on active materialsGEN MOTORS CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 21, 2010·44 cites·7 claims
- 0696US7845648B2Discrete active seal assembliesGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 7, 2010·16 cites·5 claims
- 0796US7429074B2Airflow control devices based on active materialsGEN MOTORS CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 30, 2008·53 cites·10 claims
- 0896US7258347B2Discrete active seal assembliesGM GOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 21, 2007·35 cites·8 claims
- 0996US6991280B2Airflow control devices based on active materialsGEN MOTORS CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 31, 2006·44 cites·14 claims
- 1095US9856106B1Dynamic feeding systems for knitting machinesBOEING CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 2, 2018·14 cites·26 claims
- 1195US9825610B1Tunable stiffness mechanical filter and amplifierHRL LAB LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 21, 2017·13 cites·25 claims
- 1295US9211690B1Microstructured reconfigurable composite materialMCKNIGHT GEOFFREY P·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 15, 2015·20 cites·8 claims
- 1395US9021801B2Compensating for incomplete reversal in mechanisms incorporating shape memory alloy wireGAO XIUJIE·Filed 2012·Granted May 5, 2015·27 cites·20 claims
- 1495US8550222B2Active material based bodies for varying frictional force levels at the interface between two surfacesBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 8, 2013·18 cites·12 claims
- 1595US7901524B1Actuation concepts for variable stiffness materialsHRL LAB LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 8, 2011·77 cites·24 claims
- 1695US7594359B2Active seal assemblies for sound isolationGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 29, 2009·26 cites·9 claims
- 1794US7703839B2Airflow control devices based on active materialsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 27, 2010·48 cites·17 claims
- 1894US7264271B2Reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the sameGEN MOTORS CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 4, 2007·55 cites·15 claims
- 1993US9643379B1Microstructured reconfigurable composite materialHRL LAB LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 9, 2017·4 cites·6 claims
- 2092US8607562B2Shape memory alloy heat engines and energy harvesting systemsBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 17, 2013·15 cites·9 claims
- 2191US8109042B2Methods for varying seal force in active seal assemblies for doorsMCKNIGHT GEOFFREY P·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 7, 2012·10 cites·7 claims
- 2291US7845709B2Active material actuated flow tripsGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 7, 2010·27 cites·9 claims
- 2390US10928519B2CW LIDAR wind velocity sensor for operation on a stratospheric vehicleHRL LAB LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 23, 2021·4 cites·16 claims
- 2490US9870927B2Free-edge semiconductor chip bendingMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 16, 2018·9 cites·15 claims
- 2590US9588020B2Test methodGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 7, 2017·10 cites·20 claims
- 2690US9017795B2Actively controlled texturing systemsKEEFE ANDREW C·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 28, 2015·9 cites·16 claims
- 2790US7118652B2Airflow control devices based on active materialsGEN MOTORS CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·44 cites·20 claims
- 2888US7823382B2Active material actuator with modulated movementGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 2, 2010·20 cites·4 claims
- 2988US7582349B1Morphing cellular structureHRL LAB LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 1, 2009·21 cites·31 claims
- 3088US7267367B2Reversibly expandable energy absorbing assembly utilizing shape memory foams for impact management and methods for operating the sameGEN MOTORS CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 11, 2007·42 cites·31 claims
- 3187US8390305B2Methods of determining mid-stroke positions of active material actuated loadsHERRERA GUILLERMO A·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 5, 2013·11 cites·20 claims
- 3287US8262133B2Belt retractor utilizing active material actuationUSORO PATRICK B·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 11, 2012·19 cites·8 claims
- 3386US8071171B1Methods for creating spatially controlled composite materialsDOTY ROBERT E·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 6, 2011·18 cites·19 claims
- 3485US10304900B2Bending semiconductor chip in molds having radially varying curvatureMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 28, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 3585US8813347B2Method of manufacturing a load cell assembly and methods of folding a circuit deviceMENASSA ROLAND J·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 26, 2014·8 cites·20 claims
- 3685US8047572B2Reversibly deployable energy absorbing assembly and methods for operating the sameGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 1, 2011·8 cites·15 claims
- 3785US7205699B1Solid state actuation using graphite intercalation compoundsHRL LAB LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 17, 2007·15 cites·45 claims
- 3883US8109087B2Overheating protection for shape memory alloy actuatorsUSORO PATRICK B·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 7, 2012·11 cites·11 claims
- 3982US9067526B2Estimating the remaining life of shape memory alloy actuatorsBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 30, 2015·5 cites·8 claims
- 4077US8188757B2Method of controlling a shape memory alloy actuator utilizing resistance changeHERRERA GUILLERMO A·Filed 2009·Granted May 29, 2012·7 cites·17 claims
- 4175US9004551B2Latchable or lockable deviceBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 14, 2015·4 cites·18 claims
- 4275US7130034B2Metrology system and method for measuring five degrees-of-freedom for a point targetBOEING CO·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 31, 2006·35 cites·29 claims
- 4374US8281585B2Controlling heat transfer in active material actuators using external elementsGAO XIUJIE·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 9, 2012·4 cites·17 claims
- 4473US9205593B2Surface texturing using foldable structures and active material actuationKEEFE ANDREW C·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 8, 2015·2 cites·17 claims
- 4573US8476564B2Thermally activated variable stiffness composites for aircraft sealsHENRY CHRISTOPHER P·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 2, 2013·10 cites·17 claims
- 4672US8810234B2Method of controlling active material actuation utilizing an operational envelopeGAO XIUJIE·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 19, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 4772US8766564B2Method of reducing the effect of preheat time variation during shape memory alloy actuationGAO XIUJIE·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 1, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 4871US9267493B2Intrinsic monitoring of shape memory alloy actuated devicesGM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 23, 2016·2 cites·24 claims
- 4970US8844281B2Shape memory alloy heat engines and energy harvesting systemsBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 30, 2014·2 cites·7 claims
- 5067US9236207B2Composite bi-stable deviceBROWNE ALAN L·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 12, 2016·1 cites·9 claims
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