Inventor · Round Rock, TX, US

Gordon D. Ford

14Patents
10h-index
16Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 22, 1990 → Sep 21, 2001

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5276731A Method and apparatus for handling incoming telephone calls Electricity 340 Expired
US5502761A Apparatus and method for relaying calling information to a pager or alternate telephone Electricity 124 Expired
US5452347A Dual-line telephone bridging device that gives remote telephones access to communications features Electricity 71 Expired
US5241586A Voice and text annotation of a call log database Electricity 48 Expired
US6750435B2 Lens focusing device, system and method for use with multiple light wavelengths Physics 26 Expired
US5136637A Method and apparatus for automatic redialing of telephone numbers Electricity 21 Expired
US5764279A Method and apparatus for instantaneous in-band document exchange during a video conference Electricity 15 Expired
US6683995B2 Method and apparatus for correcting large defects in digital images Physics 14 Expired
US6862117B1 Method and apparatus for reducing the effect of bleed-through on captured images Electricity 12 Expired
USD346384S Telephone set General 11 Expired
US6924911B1 Method and system for multi-sensor signal detection Electricity 7 Expired
US5263083A Method and apparatus for sharing speakerphone processor among multiple users Electricity 5 Expired
US6704458B2 Method and apparatus for correcting heavily damaged images Physics 5 Expired
US7164511B2 Distinguishing positive and negative films system and method Electricity 2 Expired

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