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Control or regulating systems in general
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within G05B · public-visibility date · generated 2026
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest G05B patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199Gregory Hayward103 patents · 6,741 citations
- 296Blake Konrardy99 patents · 6,377 citations
- 392Scott Farris99 patents · 6,377 citations
- 488Brian T. Noyes11 patents · 3,815 citations
- 583Nathan J. Price10 patents · 3,537 citations
- 679Derry Shribman82 patents · 844 citations
- 775Ofer Vilenski82 patents · 844 citations
- 871Jackie O. Jordan, Ii65 patents · 4,123 citations
- 967John Donovan69 patents · 4,084 citations
- 1063Shawn M. Call31 patents · 2,250 citations
- 1158Daryoush Hakimi-Boushehri30 patents · 1,910 citations
- 1254Elisabeth Mcdermeit29 patents · 1,910 citations
- 1350John H. Weekes30 patents · 1,910 citations
- 1446Ronny S. Bryant29 patents · 1,910 citations
- 1542Todd Binion29 patents · 1,910 citations
- 1638Jennifer Criswell23 patents · 1,693 citations
- 1733Gerald William Duffy, Jr.164 patents · 1,883 citations
- 1829Jeffrey P. Mcguckin164 patents · 1,883 citations
- 1925Kurt Konolige34 patents · 1,628 citations
- 2021Larry O. Jundt59 patents · 5,250 citations
- 2117Simon P. Dimaio49 patents · 3,613 citations
- 2213Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson14 patents · 595 citations
- 238Tasso Lappas17 patents · 1,952 citations
- 244James P. Kummer20 patents · 1,496 citations
- 251Donald R. High51 patents · 1,041 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained G05B output across the last 5 years
- 199Gregory Hayward103 patents · 6,741 citations
- 296Blake Konrardy99 patents · 6,377 citations
- 392Scott Farris99 patents · 6,377 citations
- 488Linda I. Hoffberg-Borghesani21 patents · 7,038 citations
- 583Amir Ansari48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 679Atousa Raissyan48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 775George A. Cowgill48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 871Jude P. Ramayya48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 967Ramprakash Masina47 patents · 2,534 citations
- 1063Alvin R. Mcquarters47 patents · 2,502 citations
- 1158Leon E. Nicholls41 patents · 2,473 citations
- 1254Brian T. Noyes11 patents · 3,815 citations
- 1350Nathan J. Price10 patents · 3,537 citations
- 1446Nitish Swarup20 patents · 4,451 citations
- 1542Branislav Jaramaz7 patents · 3,976 citations
- 1638David Leon Proft34 patents · 1,776 citations
- 1733Alan Wade Cohn28 patents · 1,726 citations
- 1829Gary Robert Faulkner23 patents · 1,193 citations
- 1925James Edward Kitchen23 patents · 1,193 citations
- 2021Derry Shribman82 patents · 844 citations
- 2117Ofer Vilenski82 patents · 844 citations
- 2213Jackie O. Jordan, Ii65 patents · 4,123 citations
- 238John Donovan69 patents · 4,084 citations
- 244James Hollister38 patents · 2,238 citations
- 251Shawn M. Call31 patents · 2,250 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in G05B
- 199Jeff Wilson18 patents · 13,968 citations
- 296Gregory Hayward103 patents · 6,741 citations
- 392Blake Konrardy99 patents · 6,377 citations
- 488Scott Farris99 patents · 6,377 citations
- 583Janez Funda9 patents · 5,828 citations
- 679Thomas D. Petite23 patents · 7,000 citations
- 775Steven J. Blumenkranz5 patents · 6,150 citations
- 871Linda I. Hoffberg-Borghesani21 patents · 7,038 citations
- 967Richard M. Huff10 patents · 4,079 citations
- 1063Amir Ansari48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 1158Atousa Raissyan48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 1254George A. Cowgill48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 1350Jude P. Ramayya48 patents · 2,566 citations
- 1446Ramprakash Masina47 patents · 2,534 citations
- 1542Alvin R. Mcquarters47 patents · 2,502 citations
- 1638Leon E. Nicholls41 patents · 2,473 citations
- 1733Brian T. Noyes11 patents · 3,815 citations
- 1829Nathan J. Price10 patents · 3,537 citations
- 1925Modjtaba Ghodoussi7 patents · 3,501 citations
- 2021Gregory A. Ehlers9 patents · 4,346 citations
- 2117Nitish Swarup20 patents · 4,451 citations
- 2213Emanuel M. Sachs6 patents · 3,898 citations
- 238Branislav Jaramaz7 patents · 3,976 citations
- 244David Leon Proft34 patents · 1,776 citations
- 251Alan Wade Cohn28 patents · 1,726 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring G05B patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12287851B1✦ AISystems and methods of sensor data fusion38 cites · 202564% earned
- 296US11861955B1✦ AIUnified platform for asset monitoring38 cites · 202491% earned
- 392US11989001B1✦ AIDetermining alerts based on video content and sensor data39 cites · 202482% earned
- 488US11931894B1Robot systems, methods, control modules, and computer program products that leverage large22 cites · 202472% earned
- 583US12138004B2Methods for actively engaging and disengaging teleoperation of a surgical robotic system14 cites · 202480% earned
- 679US12162160B2System, apparatus and method for improved location identification with prism14 cites · 202483% earned
- 775US12204323B1Mapping identified gaps in controls to operative standards using a generative artificial i14 cites · 202589% earned
- 871US12341338B1Rapid tracking and adaptive compensation method for power fluctuation of pulse load of shi7 cites · 202586% earned
- 967US12356904B1Intelligent irrigation control method for rice fields based on cloud service platform and 6 cites · 202585% earned
- 1063US12355246B1Optical storage system for compensating water hammer effect of water turbine and its coope6 cites · 202585% earned
- 1158US12353177B1Energy-saving control system and method for boiler in thermal power plant5 cites · 202584% earned
- 1254US12434344B1Tool wear state monitoring method and system based on multiple types of signals5 cites · 202584% earned
- 1350US12200868B2Inspection robots with a payload engagement device9 cites · 202461% earned
- 1446US11994838B1Five-axis linkage synchronous tool path interpolation method and system9 cites · 202487% earned
- 1542US12337488B1Methods for improved hand-eye calibration based on structured light cameras4 cites · 202582% earned
- 1638US11931118B1Robotic surgical system for remotely monitoring surgical robots11 cites · 202488% earned
- 1733US11888432B1Simplified transient model of DFIG wind turbine for power system frequency dynamics analys10 cites · 202481% earned
- 1829US11881713B1Digital twin advanced distribution management systems (ADMS) and methods16 cites · 202484% earned
- 1925US12099346B1Large-scale dynamic double-effect scheduling method for flexible job shop based on genetic6 cites · 202485% earned
- 2021US12420418B1Posture optimization and following control method and system for robot used in freeform su3 cites · 202580% earned
- 2117US12007728B1Systems and methods for sensor data processing and object detection and motion prediction 14 cites · 202483% earned
- 2213US11940793B1Vehicle component validation using adverse event simulation14 cites · 202489% earned
- 238US12070847B1Collaborative intelligence of artificial intelligence agents11 cites · 202488% earned
- 244US11960266B1Patient-specific medical devices and additive manufacturing processes for producing the sa8 cites · 202480% earned
- 251US11888323B1System and method of primary frequency reserve procurement of power systems considering mu8 cites · 202480% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring G05B patents of the last 5 years
- 199US11487273B1✦ AIDistributed industrial energy operation optimization platform automatically constructing i317 cites · 202294% earned
- 296US11594083B1✦ AIMethod and system for determining a state change of an autonomous device207 cites · 202394% earned
- 392US12287851B1✦ AISystems and methods of sensor data fusion38 cites · 202564% earned
- 488US11229138B1Controller modules148 cites · 202274% earned
- 583US11158177B1Video streaming user interface with data from multiple sources104 cites · 202185% earned
- 679US10906188B1Singulation of arbitrary mixed items105 cites · 202182% earned
- 775US11466680B2Systems and methods of utilization of a hydraulic fracturing unit profile to operate hydra86 cites · 202182% earned
- 871US10990069B1Systems and methods for monitoring building health102 cites · 202182% earned
- 967US11043098B1Systems and methods for automatically generating an escape route101 cites · 202173% earned
- 1063US11074659B1Systems and methods for community-based cause of loss determination99 cites · 202172% earned
- 1158US11131986B1Modular industrial controller system78 cites · 202189% earned
- 1254US11176290B1Approximate physical simulation integrated debugging method and system based on digital tw78 cites · 202193% earned
- 1350US11561522B2Data mapping based on device profiles74 cites · 202281% earned
- 1446US11272011B1Systems and methods of configuring a building management system73 cites · 202279% earned
- 1542US11118812B1Automated water heater flushing and monitoring system100 cites · 202181% earned
- 1638US11137744B1Systems and methods for dynamic manufacturing line monitoring85 cites · 202189% earned
- 1733US11148292B2Controller for inspection robot traversing an obstacle80 cites · 202178% earned
- 1829US11295131B1Smoke and fire recognition, fire forecasting, and monitoring66 cites · 202288% earned
- 1925US11550299B2Automated robotic process selection and configuration64 cites · 202184% earned
- 2021US10964130B1Fleet level prognostics for improved maintenance of vehicles74 cites · 202189% earned
- 2117US11065979B1Aircraft monitoring system and method for electric or hybrid aircrafts57 cites · 202188% earned
- 2213US11501255B2Digital processing systems and methods for virtual file-based electronic white board in co55 cites · 202170% earned
- 238US11126180B1Predicting an occupancy associated with occluded region74 cites · 202193% earned
- 244US10936585B1Unified data processing across streaming and indexed data sets84 cites · 202185% earned
- 251US11016491B1Trajectory planning for mobile robots80 cites · 202189% earned
All-time canon
The defining G05B patents of the whole record
- 199US5855583A✦ AIMethod and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures2,978 cites · 199987% earned
- 296US6364888B1✦ AIAlignment of master and slave in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus2,973 cites · 200294% earned
- 392US5408409A✦ AIImage-directed robotic system for precise robotic surgery including redundant consistency 2,323 cites · 199592% earned
- 488US6400996B1Adaptive pattern recognition based control system and method2,297 cites · 200293% earned
- 583US6665648B2State models for monitoring process2,263 cites · 200296% earned
- 679US5410326AProgrammable remote control device for interacting with a plurality of remotely controlled2,249 cites · 199596% earned
- 775US8234395B2System and method for synchronizing operations among a plurality of independently clocked 2,182 cites · 200778% earned
- 871US6594552B1Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery2,179 cites · 200391% earned
- 967US6437692B1System and method for monitoring and controlling remote devices2,052 cites · 200286% earned
- 1063US4575330AApparatus for production of three-dimensional objects by stereolithography2,017 cites · 198696% earned
- 1158US7118582B1Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures1,985 cites · 200684% earned
- 1254US5762458AMethod and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures1,951 cites · 199884% earned
- 1350US8483853B1Controlling and manipulating groupings in a multi-zone media system1,943 cites · 201385% earned
- 1446US7083571B2Medical robotic arm that is attached to an operating table1,752 cites · 200487% earned
- 1542US8108072B2Methods and systems for robotic instrument tool tracking with adaptive fusion of kinematic1,729 cites · 200996% earned
- 1638US5876325ASurgical manipulation system1,695 cites · 199996% earned
- 1733US5594469AHand gesture machine control system1,662 cites · 199796% earned
- 1829US6441577B2Manipulator positioning linkage for robotic surgery1,658 cites · 200193% earned
- 1925US10004497B2Interface systems for use with surgical instruments1,656 cites · 201589% earned
- 2021US9820738B2Surgical instrument comprising interactive systems1,653 cites · 201589% earned
- 2117US9993248B2Smart sensors with local signal processing1,635 cites · 201691% earned
- 2213US7386365B2Tool grip calibration for robotic surgery1,620 cites · 200587% earned
- 238US5417210ASystem and method for augmentation of endoscopic surgery1,613 cites · 199588% earned
- 244US5732074AMobile portable wireless communication system1,596 cites · 199896% earned
- 251US6205411B1Computer-assisted surgery planner and intra-operative guidance system1,591 cites · 200196% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest G05B patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199IBM999 patents · 30,632 citations
- 296STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO221 patents · 12,209 citations
- 392INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS194 patents · 15,439 citations
- 488MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY83 patents · 7,995 citations
- 583HONEYWELL INT INC809 patents · 13,454 citations
- 679STRATASYS INC43 patents · 5,195 citations
- 775FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC564 patents · 23,216 citations
- 871SONOS INC215 patents · 2,760 citations
- 967STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016 LLC169 patents · 1,888 citations
- 1063MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC100 patents · 4,466 citations
- 1158TOSHIBA KK413 patents · 9,359 citations
- 1254CILAG GMBH INT76 patents · 2,263 citations
- 1350AURIS HEALTH INC43 patents · 1,833 citations
- 1446ROSEMOUNT INC118 patents · 6,082 citations
- 1542HITACHI LTD732 patents · 17,793 citations
- 1638APPLIED MATERIALS INC373 patents · 6,957 citations
- 1733VELO3D INC22 patents · 2,565 citations
- 1829JOHNSON CONTROLS TECH CO578 patents · 9,633 citations
- 1925MASIMO CORP10 patents · 2,401 citations
- 2021ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECH INC1,164 patents · 15,146 citations
- 2117MAKO SURGICAL CORP40 patents · 2,147 citations
- 2213SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD518 patents · 5,395 citations
- 238TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC153 patents · 6,567 citations
- 244GEN ELECTRIC1,056 patents · 21,727 citations
- 251CATERPILLAR INC207 patents · 4,329 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained G05B output across the last 5 years
- 199IBM999 patents · 30,632 citations
- 296STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO221 patents · 12,209 citations
- 392INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS194 patents · 15,439 citations
- 488ETHICON LLC34 patents · 10,299 citations
- 583MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY83 patents · 7,995 citations
- 679UNIV CARNEGIE MELLON16 patents · 4,356 citations
- 775STANFORD RES INST INT21 patents · 2,922 citations
- 871HONEYWELL INT INC809 patents · 13,454 citations
- 967STRATASYS INC43 patents · 5,195 citations
- 1063UNIV TEXAS33 patents · 7,919 citations
- 1158FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC564 patents · 23,216 citations
- 1254SONOS INC215 patents · 2,760 citations
- 1350STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016 LLC169 patents · 1,888 citations
- 1446MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC100 patents · 4,466 citations
- 1542TOSHIBA KK413 patents · 9,359 citations
- 1638CILAG GMBH INT76 patents · 2,263 citations
- 17333D SYSTEMS INC77 patents · 7,976 citations
- 1829FARO TECH INC36 patents · 3,411 citations
- 1925AURIS HEALTH INC43 patents · 1,833 citations
- 2021ROSEMOUNT INC118 patents · 6,082 citations
- 2117HITACHI LTD732 patents · 17,793 citations
- 2213UNIV CALIFORNIA25 patents · 3,441 citations
- 238APPLIED MATERIALS INC373 patents · 6,957 citations
- 244VELO3D INC22 patents · 2,565 citations
- 251GENTEX CORP11 patents · 1,160 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in G05B
- 199COMPUTER MOTION INC10 patents · 10,877 citations
- 296INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC21 patents · 15,327 citations
- 392IBM999 patents · 30,632 citations
- 488GAZDZINSKI ROBERT F14 patents · 5,805 citations
- 583STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO221 patents · 12,209 citations
- 679INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS194 patents · 15,439 citations
- 775NOWLIN WILLIAM C7 patents · 3,594 citations
- 871IMMERSION CORP68 patents · 11,612 citations
- 967ETHICON LLC34 patents · 10,299 citations
- 1063IMMERSION HUMAN INTERFACE CORP8 patents · 4,139 citations
- 1158MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY83 patents · 7,995 citations
- 1254UNIV CARNEGIE MELLON16 patents · 4,356 citations
- 1350COHN ALAN WADE9 patents · 1,121 citations
- 1446ANSARI AMIR11 patents · 1,424 citations
- 1542STANFORD RES INST INT21 patents · 2,922 citations
- 1638ROBERTSHAW CONTROLS CO32 patents · 4,774 citations
- 1733CYBERNET SYSTEMS CORP8 patents · 3,836 citations
- 1829HONEYWELL INT INC809 patents · 13,454 citations
- 1925STRATASYS INC43 patents · 5,195 citations
- 2021UNIV TEXAS33 patents · 7,919 citations
- 2117FISHER ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS INC564 patents · 23,216 citations
- 2213UNIV MINNESOTA8 patents · 3,381 citations
- 238SONOS INC215 patents · 2,760 citations
- 244STRONG FORCE IOT PORTFOLIO 2016 LLC169 patents · 1,888 citations
- 251HEWLETT PACKARD CO47 patents · 4,153 citations
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