Inventor · Meridian, ID, US

Eric L. Andersen

30Patents
10h-index
24Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 24, 1996 → Sep 12, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7139108B2 Single automatic document feeder sensor for media leading edge and top cover being opened detection Electricity 128 Expired
US6299329A Illumination source for a scanner having a plurality of solid state lamps and a related method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Expired
US5729394A Multi-direction optical data port Physics 43 Expired
US6796496B2 Systems and methods for automatic language selection for system user interface Physics 20 Expired
US6898395B2 Multifunction printer with integrated scanner/stapler Physics 20 Expired
US5969371A Method and apparatus for finding media top-of-page in an optical image scanner Electricity 20 Expired
US6646768B1 Single automatic document feeder sensor for media leading edge and top cover being opened detection Electricity 17 Expired
US6947187B2 Apparatus and method for calibrating a scanner with a document feeder Electricity 13 Expired
US6542259B1 Imaging system with color corrected light source Electricity 13 Expired
US6483999B1 Automatic interrupt for image forming devices Electricity 11 Expired
USD458270S1 Control panel General 5 Expired
US7251063B2 Automatic document feeder Electricity 5 Expired
US5854652A Laser printer employing modulated laser providing a uniform gray scale across a media sheet Physics 4 Expired
US6768893B1 Spare ADF scan window storage Electricity 4 Expired
US7522306B2 Method and apparatus for generating a calibration target on a medium Electricity 3 Active
US6643037B1 Apparatus and method for detecting the presence of a page in an image scanner Electricity 3 Expired
US6704125B1 Automatic ADF scan window cover Electricity 2 Expired
US7265879B2 Multifunction automatic document feeder (ADF) switch Electricity 2 Expired
US8310735B2 Image capture module support Electricity 1 Active
US7869091B2 Scanner characteristic adjustment Electricity 1 Active
US6813573B2 Apparatus and method for calibration of scan position for a peripheral device with document feeder Electricity 1 Expired
US10602003B2 Multi-function printing (MFP) device calibration Electricity 1 Active
US6778925B2 Apparatus and method for calibration of scan position for a peripheral device with document feeder Electricity 1 Expired
US8477388B2 Scanner with a separate flatbed glass and ADF glass Electricity 0 Active
US10630853B2 Edge sensing Electricity 0 Active

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