Inventor · Rochester, MN, US

Eric John Nelson

21Patents
10h-index
25Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 16, 1995 → Sep 23, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6415542B1 Location-based firearm discharge prevention Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 882 Expired
US7343306B1 Location-based vehicle risk assessment system Physics 150 Expired
US7000116B2 Password value based on geographic location Physics 59 Expired
US7080402B2 Access to applications of an electronic processing device solely based on geographic location Physics 53 Expired
US6441512B1 Vehicle door latching apparatus Fixed Constructions 47 Expired
US7107063B1 Selective display of display information packets in a packet-based communication medium Electricity 37 Expired
US9255765B2 Spear gun safety device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Active
US7028032B1 Method of updating network information addresses Physics 22 Expired
US6567602B2 Fiber-optic cable trough, low-profile PCB mount Physics 14 Expired
US6488584B2 Apparatus and method for providing keyboard input to a video game console Human Necessities 10 Expired
US8904968B1 Automatic spray mechanism Human Necessities 6 Active
US7398051B1 Satellite radio receiver that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to Electricity 4 Expired
US8043186B2 Two stage check valve for automatic transmission system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US5777630A Method and apparatus for displaying image and facsimile data on a non-programmable-terminal attached to a host computer by a work station controller Physics 3 Expired
US7437124B2 Satellite radio receiver that displays information regarding one or more channels that are not currently being listened to Electricity 2 Active
US6275199A Method and apparatus for background and foreground color control of image and facsimile data display on a non-programmable-terminal Physics 1 Expired
US9311379B2 Utilization of data structures to synchronize copies of a resource Physics 1 Active
US11891823B2 Emergency housing unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9087085B2 Pre-assimilation values and post-assimilation values in hardware instance identifiers Physics 0 Active
US11619582B2 Retroreflectometer for non-contact measurements of optical characteristics Physics 0 Active
US6948861B2 Heat sink for an optical module Physics 0 Expired

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