Inventor · Lompoc, CA, US

David Chatenever

38Patents
22h-index
31Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 1, 1986 → Mar 27, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8089509B2 Programmable camera control unit with updatable program Electricity 1,140 Active
US7289139B2 Endoscope reader Electricity 1,073 Expired
US7037258B2 Image orientation for endoscopic video displays Human Necessities 182 Expired
US5751340A Method and apparatus for reducing the inherently dark grid pattern from the video display of images from fiber optic bundles Electricity 110 Expired
US6960161B2 Unified electrical and illumination cable for endoscopic video imaging system Physics 88 Expired
US7471310B2 Intelligent camera head Electricity 86 Expired
US6890298B2 Video laryngoscope with detachable light and image guides Physics 75 Expired
US6097423A Image orientation for endoscopic video displays Human Necessities 61 Expired
US6397286B1 Arrangement for the central monitoring and/or control of at least one apparatus Physics 59 Expired
US4781448A Zoom lens adapter for endoscopic camera Human Necessities 52 Expired
US4722000A Adapter for endoscopic camera Physics 50 Expired
US6875169B2 Camera unit with a coupling for a detachable light and image guide Physics 46 Expired
US4807594A Adapter assembly for endoscopic video camera Physics 45 Expired
US7211042B2 Image orientation for endoscopic video displays Human Necessities 41 Expired
US8194122B2 Universal scope reader Electricity 41 Active
US5162913A Apparatus for modulating the output of a CCD camera Electricity 38 Expired
US6494826B1 Coupling for a mechanical a light-guiding and an image-guiding connection of an endoscope to a camera module Physics 36 Expired
US7833152B2 Image orientation for endoscopic video displays Human Necessities 36 Active
US5125394A Endoscopic adapter with lamina interface Physics 36 Expired
US6624935B2 Single-axis stereoscopic video imaging system with centering capability Electricity 29 Expired
US7044909B2 Video laryngoscope with detachable light and image guides Physics 28 Expired
US6511422B1 Method and apparatus for protection from high intensity light Human Necessities 25 Expired
US8723936B2 Wireless camera coupling with rotatable coupling Electricity 20 Active
US7316646B2 Unified electrical and illumination cable for endoscopic video imaging system Physics 18 Expired
US7212227B2 Programmable and reconfigurable camera control unit for video systems Electricity 17 Expired

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