Inventor · Normal, IL, US

James M. Freeman

46Patents
14h-index
13Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 28, 2008 → Jul 10, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8818572B1 System and method for controlling a remote aerial device for up-close inspection Performing Operations; Transporting 176 Active
US8872818B2 Methods and systems for capturing the condition of a physical structure Physics 164 Active
US9082015B2 Automatic building assessment Physics 159 Active
US9283847B2 System and method to monitor and alert vehicle operator of impairment Performing Operations; Transporting 59 Active
US9131224B1 Methods and systems for capturing the condition of a physical structure via chemical detection Physics 58 Active
US8931144B2 Tethering system and method for remote device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US9085363B2 System and method for controlling a remote aerial device for up-close inspection Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Active
US7761186B2 Automated lighting and building control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Active
US9336552B1 Laser-based methods and systems for capturing the condition of a physical structure Physics 38 Active
US9262788B1 Methods and systems for capturing the condition of a physical structure via detection of electromagnetic radiation Physics 30 Active
US9292630B1 Methods and systems for capturing the condition of a physical structure via audio-based 3D scanning Physics 25 Active
US10013153B1 Initiating communications based on interactions with images Electricity 25 Active
US9922412B1 System and method for assessing a physical structure Physics 16 Active
US10275833B1 Automatic building assessment Physics 15 Active
US9519058B1 Audio-based 3D scanner Physics 14 Active
US9162762B1 System and method for controlling a remote aerial device for up-close inspection Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US9682777B2 System and method for controlling a remote aerial device for up-close inspection Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US9958387B1 Methods and systems for capturing the condition of a physical structure via chemical detection Physics 10 Active
US9959608B1 Tethered 3D scanner Physics 9 Active
US10691314B1 Connecting users to entities based on recognized objects Electricity 8 Active
US10176527B1 Providing shade for optical detection of structural features Electricity 7 Active
US9996970B2 Audio-based 3D point cloud generation and analysis Physics 6 Active
US10013708B1 Estimating a condition of a physical structure Physics 6 Active
US10176632B2 Methods and systems for capturing the condition of a physical structure via chemical detection Physics 5 Active
US10242497B2 Audio-based 3D point cloud generation and analysis Physics 5 Active

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