Inventor · Everett, WA, US

Christopher A. Wiklof

208Patents
35h-index
127Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 8, 1984 → Oct 13, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5488223A System and method for automatic selection of printer control parameters Physics 267 Expired
US6318636A Method and apparatus to read different types of data carriers, such RFID tags and machine-readable symbols, and a user interface for the same Physics 261 Expired
US6608551B1 Low-cost radio replacement utilizing RFID technology Physics 206 Expired
US6278413A Antenna structure for wireless communications device, such as RFID tag Electricity 178 Expired
US6371375B1 Method and apparatus for associating data with a wireless memory device Physics 155 Expired
US6345765B1 Spectral scanner employing light paths of multiple wavelengths for scanning objects, such as bar code symbols, and associated method Physics 150 Expired
US6246326A Performance optimized smart label printer Physics 142 Expired
US6286763A Method and apparatus to automatically search data carriers, such as RFID tags and machine-readable symbols Physics 137 Expired
US6056199A Method and apparatus for storing and reading data Physics 110 Expired
US6286762A Method and apparatus to perform a predefined search on data carriers, such as RFID tags Physics 103 Expired
US6802659B2 Arrangement for automatic setting of programmable devices and materials therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 101 Expired
US5825995A Printer with motion detection Physics 97 Expired
US7834867B2 Integrated photonics module and devices using integrated photonics modules Physics 87 Active
US6784789B2 Method and apparatus for verifying RFID tags Physics 81 Expired
US6357662B1 Hand-held, dual-mode asset tracking reader with light-activated switch Physics 81 Expired
US7435217B2 Scanned beam imagers and endoscopes with positionable light collector Physics 79 Active
US6147604A Wireless memory device Physics 79 Expired
US7071594B1 MEMS scanner with dual magnetic and capacitive drive Physics 77 Expired
US4631845A Luggage tag Physics 68 Expired
US7448995B2 Scanning endoscope Electricity 67 Expired
US7428997B2 Method and apparatus for illuminating a field-of-view and capturing an image Physics 66 Expired
US8851882B2 System and apparatus for applying an electric field to a combustion volume Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 55 Active
US7262765B2 Apparatuses and methods for utilizing non-ideal light sources Physics 53 Expired
US9377190B2 Burner with a perforated flame holder and pre-heat apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Active
US8911699B2 Charge-induced selective reduction of nitrogen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Active

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