Ian Collins
26Patents
12h-index
18Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 17, 1983 → Aug 5, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8069271B2 | Systems and methods for converting a media player into a backup device | Physics | 151 | Active |
| US4651718A | Vertebra for articulatable shaft | Physics | 103 | Expired |
| US4593679A | Connector device for an endoscope | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 101 | Expired |
| US5195835A | Cassette | Performing Operations; Transporting | 97 | Expired |
| US4534339A | Endoscope | Human Necessities | 50 | Expired |
| US5165806A | Thermal printer with movable drive roll | Performing Operations; Transporting | 38 | Expired |
| US7899662B2 | Data backup system including a data protection component | Physics | 22 | Active |
| US7818160B2 | Data backup devices and methods for backing up data | Physics | 21 | Active |
| US4685450A | Endoscope | Human Necessities | 14 | Expired |
| US7813913B2 | Emulation component for data backup applications | Physics | 14 | Active |
| US7844445B2 | Automatic connection to an online service provider from a backup system | Physics | 14 | Active |
| US4572163A | Valve body for endoscope | Human Necessities | 13 | Expired |
| US7702830B2 | Methods for selectively copying data files to networked storage and devices for initiating the same | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US7822595B2 | Systems and methods for selectively copying embedded data files | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US7401320B2 | Operator network that routes customer care calls based on subscriber/device profile and CSR skill set | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US7643826B2 | Mobile care engine system | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US7941845B2 | Systems and methods for controlling production quantities | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US5538591A | Tape cutting apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US8526940B1 | Centralized rules repository for smart phone customer care | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US9529579B2 | System and method of dynamic configuration engine for electronic devices | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US8195444B2 | Systems and methods for automated diagnosis and repair of storage devices | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US8050905B2 | Automatic connection to an online service provider from a backup system | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US8848899B2 | Operator network that routes customer care calls based on subscriber / device profile and CSR skill set | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US8195445B2 | Data backup system including a data protection component | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US10026090B2 | System and method of creating and using a reference device profile | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.