Inventor · Tampa, FL, US

Dan Nelson

47Patents
13h-index
22Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 30, 1992 → Jul 26, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6618806B1 System and method for authenticating users in a computer network Physics 388 Expired
US7587732B2 Portable multi-purpose audience measurement system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 132 Active
US7882514B2 Display device on/off detection methods and apparatus Electricity 125 Active
US5369784A Radio communications system using multiple simultaneously transmitting transceivers Electricity 117 Expired
US8225342B2 Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated with a media presentation Electricity 52 Active
US8526626B2 Display device on/off detection methods and apparatus Electricity 46 Active
US7643090B2 Methods and apparatus to distinguish a signal originating from a local device from a broadcast signal Electricity 39 Expired
US6928547B2 System and method for authenticating users in a computer network Physics 38 Expired
US8553148B2 Methods and apparatus to distinguish a signal originating from a local device from a broadcast signal Electricity 30 Active
US7664055B2 System and method for synchronizing components in a mesh network Electricity 29 Active
US8539527B2 Portable multi-purpose audience measurement systems, apparatus and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US7584484B2 Methods and apparatus for collecting media consumption data based on usage information Electricity 26 Active
US8555304B2 Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated with a media presentation Electricity 14 Active
US9420334B2 Display device on/off detection methods and apparatus Electricity 13 Active
US9961342B2 Display device on/off detection methods and apparatus Electricity 11 Active
US10306221B2 Display device on/off detection methods and apparatus Electricity 9 Active
US7848540B2 Methods and apparatus for embedding and recovering an image for use with video content Physics 7 Active
US10110889B2 Display device ON/OFF detection methods and apparatus Electricity 7 Active
US10506226B2 Display device on/off detection methods and apparatus Electricity 7 Active
US8806535B2 Portable multi-purpose audience measurement systems, apparatus and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US10863236B2 Methods and apparatus to optimize reference signature matching using watermark matching Electricity 6 Active
US8371940B1 Multi-player music game Human Necessities 6 Active
US10911749B2 Display device on/off detection methods and apparatus Electricity 4 Active
US9326034B2 Methods and apparatus to collect audience information associated with a media presentation Electricity 4 Active
US8171288B2 System and method for authenticating users in a computer network Physics 3 Active

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