Jeffrey D. Taft
40Patents
14h-index
20Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 17, 1985 → Jun 4, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4741621A | Geometric surface inspection system with dual overlap light stripe generator | Physics | 131 | Expired |
| US8121741B2 | Intelligent monitoring of an electrical utility grid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 92 | Active |
| US9634850B2 | System and method for providing smart grid communications and management | Electricity | 77 | Active |
| US4843287A | Path contriving system for look-ahead sensor in a robotic control system | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US4965499A | Parametric path modeling for an optical automatic seam tracker and real time robotic control system | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US8509953B2 | Method and system for managing a power grid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Active |
| US7778738B2 | Method and system for reducing feeder circuit loss using demand response | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Active |
| US4695156A | Range finding method and apparatus | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US4963036A | Vision system with adjustment for variations in imaged surface reflectivity | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US4833381A | Optical automatic seam tracker and real time control system for an industrial robot | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US8892375B2 | Power grid outage and fault condition management | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US4849679A | Image processing system for an optical seam tracker | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US7945401B2 | Distributed intelligent remote terminal units | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US8712711B2 | Identification of electrical grid phase information for end-points in a grid network | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US4652133A | Vision system with environmental control | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US9897665B2 | Power grid outage and fault condition management | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| US9768613B2 | Layered and distributed grid-specific network services | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US4683493A | Compact optical apparatus for tracking a path of movement of a tool along a line of travel on a workpiece | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US8103466B2 | Distribution system analysis using meter data | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Active |
| US8532230B2 | Instantaneous phasor determination for poly-phase electrical grids | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US5736857A | Method and apparatus for realistic presentation of interpolated magnetic resonance images | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US8893216B2 | Security measures for the smart grid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US9534928B2 | Method and system for managing a power grid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US8103467B2 | Determination of distribution transformer voltages based on metered loads | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US8675654B2 | System and method for providing smart grid communications and management | Electricity | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.