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Eric C. Close
Also filed as: CLOSE ERIC · CLOSE ERIC C
17 granted patents·471 citations·filing 1993–2020
95Inventor score
Files withREDZONE ROBOTICS INC11PERFORMANCE CONTROLS3CLOSE ERIC1THAYER SCOTT M1VALLAPUZHA SUBRAMANIAN1
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17 records- 0195US9784599B1Modular infrastructure asset inspection robotREDZONE ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 10, 2017·67 cites·19 claims
- 0294US8024066B2Autonomous inspector mobile platformREDZONE ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 20, 2011·71 cites·25 claims
- 0394US7131791B2Pipeline rehabilitation systemsREDZONE ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 7, 2006·63 cites·19 claims
- 0493US8060257B2Network architecture for remote robot with interchangeable toolsCLOSE ERIC·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 15, 2011·46 cites·20 claims
- 0593US7993469B1Sensor based micro-cleaning of buried infrastructureREDZONE ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 9, 2011·26 cites·23 claims
- 0690US9183527B1Analyzing infrastructure dataREDZONE ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 10, 2015·29 cites·15 claims
- 0788US8041517B2Spatio-temporal and context-based indexing and representation of subterranean networks and means for doing the sameREDZONE ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 18, 2011·25 cites·19 claims
- 0888US7720570B2Network architecture for remote robot with interchangeable toolsREDZONE ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 18, 2010·46 cites·27 claims
- 0984US5493487AElectronic switching circuitPERFORMANCE CONTROLS·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 20, 1996·50 cites·12 claims
- 1083US8170715B1Methods and devices for automated work in pipes based on impedance controlVALLAPUZHA SUBRAMANIAN·Filed 2006·Granted May 1, 2012·15 cites·14 claims
- 1172US9156105B1Managing infrastructure dataREDZONE ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 13, 2015·2 cites·17 claims
- 1270US11908048B2Managing infrastructure dataREDZONE ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 20, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 1361US10783680B2Server-based management of robotic pipe inspection data and analysis reportsREDZONE ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 22, 2020·0 cites·12 claims
- 1456US8467049B2Manhole modeler using a plurality of scanners to monitor the conduit walls and exteriorTHAYER SCOTT M·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 18, 2013·3 cites·24 claims
- 1553US10221987B2Managing infrastructure dataREDZONE ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 5, 2019·0 cites·15 claims
- 1653US5365422APulse-width modulated circuit for applying current to a loadPERFORMANCE CONTROLS·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 15, 1994·18 cites·11 claims
- 1741US5519601APulse-width modulated circuit for applying current to a loadPERFORMANCE CONTROLS·Filed 1994·Granted May 21, 1996·10 cites·7 claims
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