Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Francisco E. Torres

84Patents
16h-index
108Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 3, 1995 → Apr 26, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5650256A Toner processes Physics 268 Expired
US5650255A Low shear toner aggregation processes Physics 259 Expired
US8799037B2 Computer-implemented system and method for managing motor vehicle parking reservations Electricity 108 Active
US8751271B2 Computer-implemented system and method for offering commercial parking reservations Electricity 106 Active
US7147763B2 Apparatus and method for using electrostatic force to cause fluid movement Chemistry; Metallurgy 96 Expired
US7141210B2 Apparatus and method for a nanocalorimeter for detecting chemical reactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
US5604076A Toner compositions and processes thereof Physics 48 Expired
US8671002B2 Computer-implemented system and method for offering merchant and shopper-friendly parking reservations Electricity 37 Active
US8600786B2 Computer-implemented system and method for managing on-street valet parking Electricity 27 Active
US6124376A Ink composition for ink jet printing Chemistry; Metallurgy 25 Expired
US9161714B2 Specificity of analyte detection in etalons Physics 24 Active
US7473030B2 Thermal sensing Physics 22 Expired
US8610597B2 Computer-implemented system and method for hands-free tagging and reserving of parking spaces Electricity 22 Active
US7419835B2 Screening for ligand binding at specific target sites Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US8816879B2 Computer-implemented system and method for managing interchangeable parking spaces Physics 21 Active
US9340436B2 Sea water desalination system Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Active
US6335818B1 Bichromal beads having electrolytes therein Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US7416897B2 Method for high-throughput screening assay sample preparation and analysis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5561025A Toner aggregation processes Physics 11 Expired
US6121397A Polymerization processes using oligomeric compound, monomer and surfactant Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US8730062B2 Computer-implemented system and method for providing gun shot detection through a centralized parking services server Physics 11 Active
US6894677B2 Electromagnetophoretic display system and method Physics 10 Expired
US7961326B2 Method of detecting the concentration of an analyte Physics 9 Active
US8617899B2 Enhanced drop mixing using magnetic actuation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US10013459B2 Computer-implemented system and method for integrating human observations into analytics data Physics 8 Active

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