Alan Alexander Burns
20Patents
14h-index
23Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 30, 1995 → Jul 20, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5912700A | System for enhancing the television presentation of an object at a sporting event | Physics | 272 | Expired |
| US5564698A | Electromagnetic transmitting hockey puck | Human Necessities | 170 | Expired |
| US6003376A | Acoustic system for measuring the location and depth of underground pipe | Physics | 73 | Expired |
| US7028947B2 | Self-powered tethered decoy for heat-seeking transport aircraft missile defense | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 70 | Expired |
| US6154250A | System for enhancing the television presentation of an object at a sporting event | Physics | 65 | Expired |
| US5950487A | Gauge for measuring liquid levels | Physics | 59 | Expired |
| US6493631B1 | Geophysical inertial navigation system | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US6999715B2 | Broadcast audience surveillance using intercepted audio | Electricity | 31 | Expired |
| US6151538A | Control system | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US8154588B2 | Participant audio enhancement system | Electricity | 19 | Active |
| US6854335B1 | Magnetically coupled tire pressure sensing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US7523692B1 | Aircraft defense system against manpads with IR/UV seekers | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US6499353B1 | Method and apparatus for remote measurement of physical properties inside a sealed container | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US6520006B2 | Remote pressure indicator for sealed vessels including vehicle tires | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US6647771B2 | External pressure display for vehicle tires | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US7071686B1 | Magnetic liquid crystal display | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US6761072B1 | Temperature-offsetting magnetically coupled pressure sender | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6546797B2 | Absolute position measure with multi-beam optical encoding | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6672156B1 | Absolute liquid level sensor with refractive encoding | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US10095544B2 | Method and apparatus for hosting a multitasking guest on a host system | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.