Inventor · Gurnee, IL, US

Eric J. Hefner

16Patents
3h-index
31Co-inventors
60Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 6, 2000 → Apr 15, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6477372B1 Method for a radiotelephone to scan for alternate radiotelephone systems Electricity 44 Expired
US7082311B2 Location technology support determinations in wireless communications networks and devices Electricity 20 Expired
US6889052B2 Method and apparatus for generating time of arrival estimates for use in determining a location Electricity 5 Expired
US8521187B2 Methods and apparatus for session control in a networked locationing system Electricity 3 Active
US9348434B2 Low power management of multiple sensor integrated chip architecture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7630722B2 Location request method and apparatus in wireless communications networks and devices Electricity 2 Expired
US9560129B2 Peer-to-peer group re-formation Electricity 1 Active
US11050935B1 Methods and systems for managing one or more inertial motion units in a hinged electronic device Electricity 1 Active
US9509670B2 System and method for managing secure communications in an Ad-Hoc network Electricity 1 Active
US8699990B2 Location requests and measurement responses in wireless communications networks and methods Physics 1 Active
US9354722B2 Low power management of multiple sensor integrated chip architecture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10861298B2 Adaptive vibration noise reduction Electricity 0 Active
US11047734B1 System and method for measuring light sensor output in an electronic device Electricity 0 Active
US11064067B2 Gesture detection based on device form factor Electricity 0 Active
US11157058B2 Setting polling interval of open/closed position sensor for a movable portion of an electronic device based on activity state of the electronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10659595B2 Determining orientation of a mobile device Electricity 0 Active

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