Heather Bean
46Patents
16h-index
20Co-inventors
73Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 21, 1999 → Oct 2, 2008
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6618644B2 | Battery recycling | Physics | 133 | Expired |
| US6215275A | Method for the automatic determination of battery chemistry in portable electronic devices | Physics | 129 | Expired |
| US7545434B2 | Video camera with variable image capture rate and related methodology | Electricity | 92 | Active |
| US7106377B2 | Image capturing device capable of single pixel exposure duration control | Electricity | 73 | Expired |
| US6645663B2 | Life extending battery adapter for multi-chemistry battery systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
| US6888613B2 | Diffractive focusing using multiple selectively light opaque elements | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US6428348B1 | Power supply adapter for portable electronic devices | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
| US6940554B2 | Camera lens contamination detection and indication system and method | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US6479962B2 | In-device charging system and method for multi-chemistry battery systems | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US6400123B1 | Battery fuel gauging using battery chemistry identification | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US7023475B2 | System and method for identifying an object with captured images | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US6404164B1 | Method of battery chemistry identification through analysis of voltage behavior | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US8191909B2 | Modular patient support system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Active |
| US6796507B2 | Apparatus and method for determining ingredients by label scanning | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US6737830B2 | Battery charging using a portable energy storage device | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US7259538B2 | Adaptive battery conditioning employing battery chemistry determination | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US7107160B2 | Use-adaptive fuel gauging for battery powered electronic devices | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US6746272B2 | Power supply adapter for portable electronic devices | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US6955863B2 | Dual-purpose compartment for a hybrid battery and fuel cell powered device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US7167201B2 | Device incorporating eye-start capability | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US7271830B2 | Motion detection in an image capturing device | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US6608648B1 | Digital camera cursor control by sensing finger position on lens cap | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US6549729B1 | Camera that operates in accordance with the speed requirements of the photographer | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US6903767B2 | Method and apparatus for initiating data capture in a digital camera by text recognition | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US6956612B2 | User selectable focus regions in an image capturing device | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.