Inventor · Buchanan, MI, US

Alan R. Watson

39Patents
20h-index
22Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: May 8, 1978 → Jul 30, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6980092B2 Vehicle rearview mirror assembly incorporating a communication system Electricity 399 Expired
US6700692B2 Electrochromic rearview mirror assembly incorporating a display/signal light Electricity 378 Expired
US7042616B2 Electrochromic rearview mirror assembly incorporating a display/signal light Electricity 234 Expired
US7327226B2 Vehicle rearview mirror assembly incorporating a communication system Electricity 178 Active
US7502156B2 Variable reflectance mirrors and windows Performing Operations; Transporting 176 Expired
US7379224B2 Electrochromic rearview mirror assembly incorporating a display/signal light Electricity 137 Expired
US7916380B2 Variable reflectance mirrors and windows Performing Operations; Transporting 104 Active
US7817020B2 Optical user interface system for automotive modules Performing Operations; Transporting 104 Active
US6614911B1 Microphone assembly having a windscreen of high acoustic resistivity and/or hydrophobic material Electricity 54 Expired
US7679809B2 Variable reflectance mirrors and windows Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Active
US7266204B2 Rearview mirror assemblies incorporating hands-free telephone components Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US6882734B2 Vehicle accessory microphone Electricity 34 Expired
US4567608A Microphone for use on location Electricity 33 Expired
US7821696B2 Electrochromic rearview mirror assembly incorporating a display/signal light Electricity 30 Active
US4258235A Pressure gradient electret microphone Electricity 27 Expired
USD277852S Microphone General 26 Expired
US7120261B1 Vehicle accessory microphone Electricity 24 Expired
US4685137A Microphone with non-symmetrical directivity pattern Electricity 23 Expired
US4401859A Directional microphone with high frequency selective acoustic lens Electricity 23 Expired
US7772966B2 Vehicle rearview mirror assembly incorporating a communication system Electricity 21 Active
USD450281S Mirror General 18 Expired
USD282063S Microphone General 15 Expired
US5232202A Tank lifting methods Fixed Constructions 15 Expired
US8787590B2 Rearview assemblies incorporating hands-free telephone components Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US8111179B2 Method and system for reducing signal distortion in a continuously variable slope delta modulation scheme Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.