Inventor · Pittsburgh, PA, US

James R. Easter

27Patents
12h-index
31Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 1, 1982 → Mar 14, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4816208A Alarm management system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 141 Expired
US4675147A Generating an integrated graphic display of the safety status of a complex process plant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US6517476B1 Connector for implantable hearing aid Electricity 64 Expired
US4902469A Status tree monitoring and display system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US7386143B2 Retention apparatus for an external portion of a semi-implantable hearing aid Electricity 48 Expired
US4552718A Method and apparatus for on-line monitoring of the operation of a complex non-linear process control system Physics 38 Expired
US5032978A Status tree monitoring and display system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US4755197A Torque transmitting deaerating apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US9314625B2 Integrated implantable hearing device, microphone and power unit Electricity 18 Active
US6705985B2 Apparatus and method for ossicular fixation of implantable hearing aid actuator Electricity 17 Expired
US7204800B2 Implantable hearing aid transducer interface Electricity 15 Expired
US6537201B1 Implantable hearing aid with improved sealing Human Necessities 14 Expired
US5617311A Information system for operating complex plant Physics 11 Expired
US4934977A Thermal disconnect coupling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US8550977B2 Integrated implantable hearing device, microphone and power unit Electricity 6 Active
US7241258B2 Passive vibration isolation of implanted microphone Electricity 4 Expired
US9155660B2 Optical microphone for implantable hearing instrument Electricity 2 Active
US7753838B2 Implantable transducer with transverse force application Electricity 2 Active
US10449376B2 Integrated implantable hearing device, microphone and power unit Electricity 1 Active
US9962293B2 Optical microphone for implantable hearing instrument Electricity 1 Active
US11638102B1 Acoustic implant feedback control Electricity 1 Active
US10973626B2 Implantable microphone management Electricity 0 Active
US11937048B2 Integrated implantable hearing device, microphone and power unit Electricity 0 Active
US9871340B2 Linear motor or voice coil for fast tuning of a laser cavity Electricity 0 Active
US11722815B2 Implantable microphone management Electricity 0 Active

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