Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Ian A. Spraggs

66Patents
20h-index
163Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: May 27, 2011 → Jul 21, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8535075B1 Electronic device with circuitry to detect the insertion orientation of a plug connector Electricity 100 Active
USD749591S1 Housing for electronic device General 86 Active
USD832266S1 Display for an electronic device General 85 Active
USD856338S1 Display for an electronic device General 85 Active
USD730361S1 Housing for an electronic device General 76 Active
USD895627S1 Display for an electronic device General 70 Active
USD718753S1 Component for an electronic device General 65 Active
USD848999S1 Housing module for an electronic device General 64 Active
USD895626S1 Housing module for an electronic device General 60 Active
US8461465B2 Conductive frame for an electrical connector Electricity 59 Active
US8517751B1 Dual orientation connector with external contacts and conductive frame Electricity 46 Active
USD905065S1 Backplate for an electronic device General 45 Active
USD849010S1 Housing module for an electronic device General 41 Active
USD895628S1 Housing module for an electronic device General 37 Active
USD924241S1 Housing module for an electronic device General 36 Active
USD831025S1 Housing module for an electronic device General 35 Active
US8974126B2 Hybrid optical connector Electricity 30 Active
US9059531B2 Connectors and methods for manufacturing connectors Electricity 28 Active
USD765625S1 Battery for an electronic device General 23 Active
US8998632B2 Dual orientation connector with external contacts Electricity 23 Active
USD926768S1 Housing module for an electronic device General 17 Active
US9478905B2 Dual orientation connector with external contacts Electricity 15 Active
US10386970B2 Force determination based on capacitive sensing Physics 13 Active
US9844898B2 Mirror feature in devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US10996713B2 Portable electronic device Electricity 10 Active

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