Inventor · Los Gatos, CA, US

James L. Beck

17Patents
12h-index
26Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 20, 1986 → Aug 10, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5585626A Apparatus and method for determining a distance to an object in a field for the controlled release of chemicals on plants, weeds, trees or soil and/or guidance of farm vehicles Physics 191 Expired
US5809440A Agricultural implement having multiple agents for mapping fields Human Necessities 178 Expired
US5789741A Detecting plants in a field by detecting a change in slope in a reflectance characteristic Physics 159 Expired
US5837997A Structure and method for detecting plants in a field using a light pipe Physics 85 Expired
US5793035A Apparatus and method for spraying herbicide on weeds in a cotton field Physics 79 Expired
US5763873A Photodetector circuit for an electronic sprayer Physics 56 Expired
US6771746B2 Method and apparatus for agent optimization using speech synthesis and recognition Electricity 42 Expired
US5159681A Page printer memory allocation Physics 42 Expired
US5056771A Apparatus for controlling interpage gaps in printers and method of interpage gap control Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
US5239627A Bi-directional parallel printer interface Physics 18 Expired
US5146547A Printer buffer and rasterization arrangement Physics 18 Expired
US8010387B2 Method, computer program product, and system for risk management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US6105832A High speed, no stringing, hot melt adhesive dispensing head Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US8189189B1 LED sensor for process control Physics 9 Active
US7451077B1 Acoustic presentation system and method Physics 6 Active
US8667733B2 Cut tree hydrating system Human Necessities 3 Active
US4799811A Automatic relocate on continuation of document playout Physics 3 Expired

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