Inventor · Lexington, KY, US

Christopher Alan Adkins

53Patents
14h-index
60Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 15, 1999 → Jul 5, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.