Inventor · Monument, CO, US

Germar Schaefer

17Patents
11h-index
13Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 26, 1999 → Jun 30, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6490000B1 Method and apparatus for time shifting and controlling broadcast audio and video signals Electricity 64 Expired
US9177605B2 Recording of multiple television channels Electricity 41 Active
US8819722B2 Smartcard encryption cycling Electricity 40 Active
US8443407B2 Facilitating placeshifting using matrix code Electricity 40 Active
US8989562B2 Facilitating concurrent recording of multiple television channels Electricity 36 Active
US8959544B2 Descrambling of multiple television channels Electricity 35 Active
US9031385B2 Television receiver storage management Electricity 33 Active
US9280515B2 Provision of alternate content in response to QR code Electricity 27 Active
US9269397B2 Television receiver storage management Electricity 24 Active
US8833640B2 Utilizing matrix codes during installation of components of a distribution system Electricity 19 Active
US8931031B2 Matrix code-based accessibility Electricity 15 Active
US9521440B2 Smartcard encryption cycling Electricity 11 Active
US9489982B2 Television receiver storage management Electricity 11 Active
US9736469B2 Set top box health and configuration Electricity 6 Active
US10015483B2 Set top box health and configuration Electricity 3 Active
US9686584B2 Facilitating placeshifting using matrix codes Electricity 1 Active
US10165321B2 Facilitating placeshifting using matrix codes Electricity 0 Active

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