David Small
35Patents
11h-index
26Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 26, 1982 → May 25, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5808689A | Method and apparatus for nesting secondary signals within a television signal | Electricity | 188 | Expired |
| US6259381A | Method of triggering an event | Physics | 133 | Expired |
| US6163008A | Plasma arc torch | Electricity | 87 | Expired |
| US6449558B1 | Method and device for creating a network positioning system (NPS) | Physics | 75 | Expired |
| US6337460B2 | Plasma arc torch and method for cutting a workpiece | Electricity | 51 | Expired |
| US6703581B2 | Contact start plasma torch | Electricity | 46 | Expired |
| US4431544A | High pressure liquid affinity chromatography | Performing Operations; Transporting | 39 | Expired |
| US7616682B2 | Method and device for chronologically synchronizing a location network | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US6987238B2 | Plasma arc torch and method for improved life of plasma arc torch consumable parts | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US7495614B2 | System and method for multipath mitigation using clustered positioning signals | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US7848397B2 | Frequency coherence within a location network | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US8934844B2 | Method and apparatus for forming a beam | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US7859462B2 | Locating a roving position receiver in a location network | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US7652625B2 | System and method for the mitigation of multipath and the improvement of signal-to-noise ratios in time division multiple access(TDMA) location networks | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US6040870A | Method and apparatus for nesting secondary signals within a television signal | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US7936305B2 | System and method for determining attitude using spatial shift key (SSK) modulation signatures | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US7463617B2 | Mitigation of CDMA cross-correlation artifacts and improvement in signal-to-noise ratio in TDMA location networks | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US9640865B2 | Method and apparatus for forming a remote beam | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US7466264B2 | System and method for providing assistance data within a location network | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US7474265B1 | Inter-network operation of multiple location networks | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US7883615B2 | Controlled electrochemical deposition of polysaccharide films and hydrogels, and materials formed therefrom | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US6933461B2 | Tips and contact members having ridges for use in a contact start plasma arc torch | Electricity | 2 | Expired |
| US11375468B2 | Method and apparatus for synchronising a location network | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US10608337B2 | Method and apparatus for forming a remote beam | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US11250663B1 | Radio mesh network gaming system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.