Inventor · Portola Valley, CA, US

Alan Alexander Burns

20Patents
14h-index
23Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 30, 1995 → Jul 20, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.