David L. Patton
209Patents
33h-index
122Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 1, 1975 → May 11, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5666215A | System and method for remotely selecting photographic images | Electricity | 412 | Expired |
| US6408301B1 | Interactive image storage, indexing and retrieval system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 304 | Expired |
| US6309342A | Management of physiological and psychological state of an individual using images biometric analyzer | Physics | 250 | Expired |
| US6304345A | Auto resoration of a print | Electricity | 146 | Expired |
| US6520905B1 | Management of physiological and psychological state of an individual using images portable biosensor device | Physics | 135 | Expired |
| US6293904A | Management of physiological and psychological state of an individual using images personal image profiler | Physics | 130 | Expired |
| US6163361A | Digital camera including a printer for receiving a cartridge having security control circuitry | Electricity | 130 | Expired |
| US5878292A | Image-audio print, method of making and player for using | Physics | 128 | Expired |
| US6894794B1 | Method and apparatus for making a print having an invisible coordinate system | Electricity | 115 | Expired |
| US6078758A | Printing and decoding 3-D sound data that has been optically recorded onto the film at the time the image is captured | Physics | 109 | Expired |
| US7577284B2 | Optical detection of dental caries | Human Necessities | 108 | Active |
| US7342658B2 | Programmable spectral imaging system | Physics | 106 | Expired |
| US8077949B2 | Apparatus for caries detection | Physics | 104 | Active |
| US5072253A | Ordering and recording information system for business and greeting cards | Physics | 79 | Expired |
| US6102846A | System and method of managing a psychological state of an individual using images | Physics | 75 | Expired |
| US5101286A | Scanning film during the film process for output to a video monitor | Electricity | 64 | Expired |
| US6655579B1 | Machine readable coded frame for personal postage | Physics | 61 | Expired |
| US6147742A | Photofinishing system and method for automated advanced services including image and associated audio data processing | Physics | 61 | Expired |
| US5436979A | Process for detecting and mapping dirt on the surface of a photographic element | Physics | 60 | Expired |
| US6154295A | System and method for selecting photographic images | Electricity | 60 | Expired |
| USD603955S1 | Combination ceiling fan housing and blade irons | General | 58 | Expired |
| US5197055A | Idle demount in an automated storage library | Physics | 53 | Expired |
| US5965242A | Glow-in-the-dark medium and method of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US5418767A | Detection of overusage of spare sectors in an optical disk | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US5400152A | High speed index printer | Physics | 41 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.