Christopher Alan Adkins
53Patents
14h-index
60Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 15, 1999 → Jul 5, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8386657B2 | Dynamic address change for slave devices on a shared bus | Physics | 49 | Active |
| US9876794B2 | Systems and methods for authentication of printer supply items | Electricity | 33 | Active |
| US8225021B2 | Dynamic address change for slave devices on a shared bus | Physics | 30 | Active |
| US6871926B2 | Method of estimating an amount of available ink contained in an ink reservoir | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US6865241B1 | Method and apparatus for sampling digital data at a virtually constant rate, and transferring that data into a non-constant sampling rate device | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US7280772B2 | Method for detecting whether a cartridge installed in an imaging apparatus is potentially counterfeit | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US7788490B2 | Methods for authenticating an identity of an article in electrical communication with a verifier system | Electricity | 18 | Active |
| US6823133B1 | Apparatus and method for electronic control of DC motor using an all-digital phase-locked loop | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US6471319B1 | Method for synchronizing print start positions for an inkjet printer carriage | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US6523924B1 | Printer method for reducing effect of paper feed errors | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US6452512B1 | Method for initializing an analog encoder | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US6525837B1 | Printer assembly and method for determining the position of a printer component | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US6624407B1 | Encoder with mask spacer contacting the encoder film | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US7050726B2 | Method for imaging with an imaging apparatus that facilitates the use of a starter cartridge | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6609781B2 | Printer system with encoder filtering arrangement and method for high frequency error reduction | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US6357942B1 | Method for reducing cyclic print errors | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US6567015B2 | Method for initializing an analog encoder | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US7589850B2 | Licensing method for use with an imaging device | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US7585043B2 | Method of authenticating a consumable | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US6631971B2 | Inkjet printer and method for use thereof | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US7739198B2 | System and method for remotely authenticating a device in a reward program | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US6600151B2 | Optical encoder assembly with non-engageable encoder housing and receiver plate comprising a through hole and window | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US6660996B1 | System and method for examining relationship between intersecting encoder output signals | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US6616261B2 | Automatic bi-directional alignment method and sensor for an ink jet printer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US6600150B1 | Encoder systems for printers and related methods | Physics | 12 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.