James Costello
25Patents
11h-index
13Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: May 27, 1983 → Dec 8, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD349007S | Ice chest | General | 62 | Expired |
| USD400053S | Thermoelectric cooler and warmer for food | General | 59 | Expired |
| USD352420S | Thermoelectric heater and cooler unit for food | General | 54 | Expired |
| US5285608A | Door | Fixed Constructions | 25 | Expired |
| US5727712A | Ice retainer | Human Necessities | 20 | Expired |
| US8779361B2 | Optical proximity sensor package with molded infrared light rejection barrier and infrared pass components | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Active |
| USD449720S | Control panel | General | 16 | Expired |
| US8957380B2 | Infrared attenuating or blocking layer in optical proximity sensor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US5438808A | Wood-surfaced door | Fixed Constructions | 13 | Expired |
| USD445224S | Appliance | General | 13 | Expired |
| US9525093B2 | Infrared attenuating or blocking layer in optical proximity sensor | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US8420999B2 | Metal shield and housing for optical proximity sensor with increased resistance to mechanical deformation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| USD448893S | Lid | General | 8 | Expired |
| US4477937A | Combined pliers, clamp and wrench | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US9733357B2 | Infrared proximity sensor package with improved crosstalk isolation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US8841597B2 | Housing for optical proximity sensor | Physics | 5 | Active |
| USD448271S | Knob | General | 4 | Expired |
| US6220564A | Concrete column forming tube | Fixed Constructions | 4 | Expired |
| US9490378B2 | Cone shaped focusing lens | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US10401216B2 | Combination lens including an ambient light sensor portion and a proximity sensor portion for proximity sensing and ambient light sensing | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US9952092B2 | Matrix arrangement of photodetector for use as a proximity sensor and ambient light sensor | Physics | 0 | Active |
| USD441153S | Lint filter | General | 0 | Expired |
| US9489056B2 | Off-axis detection for proximity or gesture sensor | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US9588224B2 | Proximity-sensing device | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US9927553B2 | Miniaturized optical proximity sensor | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.