David W. Boyd
40Patents
13h-index
41Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: May 1, 1989 → May 13, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5047871A | Direction scaling method and apparatus for image scanning resolution control | Electricity | 196 | Expired |
| US4926041A | Optical scanner | Electricity | 60 | Expired |
| US5222154A | System and method for spot color extraction | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US5038028A | Optical scanner aperture and light source assembly | Electricity | 39 | Expired |
| US8724600B2 | Systems and methods for providing a media playback in a networked environment | Electricity | 37 | Active |
| US5019703A | Optical scanner with mirror mounted occluding aperture or filter | Electricity | 29 | Expired |
| US5336878A | Variable speed single pass color optical scanner | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US5144455A | Method and apparatus for locating the document referencing corner in a document scanner | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US7639897B2 | Method and apparatus for composing a panoramic photograph | Electricity | 20 | Active |
| US5463217A | Adapter for scanning transparencies with a reflective document scanner | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US6175539A | System and method for providing wireless control signals to cartridge access device in a cartridge storage system | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US5341225A | Image scanning system and method with improved repositioning | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US4959541A | Method for determining aperture shape | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US6756749B2 | Motion control system including both a stepper motor and a DC motor | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US5430289A | Illuminating scanner lid for an optical scanner | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US4984882A | Scanner mirror clip assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US7107346B2 | Systems and methods for displaying images | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US5232407A | Belt tensioning apparatus | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US8248269B1 | Advanced metering infrastructure installation auditing | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US7474848B2 | Method for achieving correct exposure of a panoramic photograph | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US7333250B2 | Image scanner with a single motor providing two-dimensional movement of photosensors | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US5561725A | Image processing method and apparatus | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US6112003A | Optical scanner having multiple resolutions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| USD332013S | Modular frozen yogurt service kiosk or similar article | General | 4 | Expired |
| US7158268B2 | Digital image scanner with a variable aperture lens and multiple scanning speeds | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.