Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Jan Soukup

59Patents
16h-index
22Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 17, 2000 → Feb 1, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6831679B1 Video camera head with thermal feedback lighting control Electricity 70 Expired
US8013610B1 High-Q self tuning locating transmitter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Active
US8970211B1 Pipe inspection cable counter and overlay management system Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Active
US7221136B2 Sondes for locating underground pipes and conduits Physics 31 Expired
US8717028B1 Spring clips for use with locating transmitters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US7557559B1 Compact line illuminator for locating buried pipes and cables Physics 27 Active
US7288929B2 Inductive clamp for applying signal to buried utilities Physics 21 Expired
US9435907B2 Phase synchronized buried object locator apparatus, systems, and methods Physics 21 Active
US9891337B2 Utility locator transmitter devices, systems, and methods with dockable apparatus Physics 20 Active
US7825647B2 Method for locating buried pipes and cables Physics 20 Active
US9927545B2 Multi-frequency locating system and methods Physics 19 Active
US7298126B1 Sondes for locating underground pipes and conduits Physics 18 Active
US7863885B1 Sondes for locating underground pipes and conduits Physics 17 Active
US9746572B2 Electronic marker devices and systems Physics 17 Active
US9798033B2 Sonde devices including a sectional ferrite core Physics 16 Active
US9880309B2 Utility locating transmitter apparatus and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US9927546B2 Phase-synchronized buried object transmitter and locator methods and apparatus Physics 15 Active
US9494706B2 Omni-inducer transmitting devices and methods Physics 15 Active
US9684090B1 Nulled-signal utility locating devices, systems, and methods Physics 13 Active
US9632199B2 Inductive clamp devices, systems, and methods Physics 8 Active
US10105723B1 Trackable dipole devices, methods, and systems for use with marking paint sticks Physics 5 Active
US10042072B2 Omni-inducer transmitting devices and methods Electricity 5 Active
US10777919B1 Multifunction buried utility locating clips Electricity 4 Active
US10073186B1 Keyed current signal utility locating systems and methods Physics 3 Active
US11117150B1 Trackable dipole devices, methods, and systems for use with marking paint sticks Physics 3 Active

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