James L. Beck
17Patents
12h-index
26Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 20, 1986 → Aug 10, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.