Inventor · Ladera Ranch, CA, US

Jesse M. James

51Patents
17h-index
7Co-inventors
73Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 20, 2006 → Sep 13, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8046160B2 Navigation systems and methods for wheeled objects Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 139 Active
US7944368B2 Systems and methods for locating and controlling powered vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 121 Active
US8433507B2 Usage monitoring of shopping carts or other human-propelled vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Active
US8700230B1 Cart containment system with integrated cart display unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Active
US8463540B2 Two-way communication system for tracking locations and statuses of wheeled vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Active
US8674845B2 Systems and methods for locating and controlling powered vehicles using a received strength indication signal Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Active
US9091551B2 System for controlling usage of shopping carts or other human-propelled vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US8406993B2 Cart braking control during mechanized cart retrieval Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US9403548B2 Monitoring usage or status of cart retrievers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US8558698B1 Zone-based control of cart usage using RF transmission for brake activation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US9630639B2 Navigation systems and methods for wheeled objects Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US8417445B2 System for communicating with and monitoring movement of human-propelled vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US8570171B2 System for detecting unauthorized store exit events using signals detected by shopping cart wheels units Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US8751148B2 Navigation systems and methods for wheeled objects Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US8606501B2 System for monitoring usage of shopping carts or other human-propelled vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US8473192B2 Antenna-based zone creation for controlling movement of vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US9322658B2 Wheel skid detection during mechanized cart retrieval Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US9731744B2 Estimating motion of wheeled carts Physics 16 Active
US8571778B2 Cart braking control during mechanized cart retrieval Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8478471B2 Cart cluster detection and estimation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US8718923B2 Object cluster detection and estimation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US9637151B2 System for detecting unauthorized store exit events Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US11208134B2 Monitoring system capable of classifying items added to a shopping cart Physics 9 Active
US10232869B2 Navigation systems for wheeled carts Physics 9 Active
US10023216B2 Cart monitoring system capable of authorizing cart exit events Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active

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