John B. Allen
23Patents
13h-index
19Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 16, 1976 → Sep 28, 2005
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5988563A | Articulating winglets | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 90 | Expired |
| US5754217A | Printing system and method using a staggered array spatial light modulator having masked mirror elements | Electricity | 61 | Expired |
| US6188427A | Illumination system having an intensity calibration system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 57 | Expired |
| US6392747B1 | Method and device for identifying an object and determining its location | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US7328741B2 | System for sensing riser motion | Performing Operations; Transporting | 40 | Expired |
| US6686997B1 | Apparatus and a method for pulse detection and characterization | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US5954424A | Illumination system for hard copy apparatus | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US4672439A | FLIR imager with hybrid optical/electronic processor | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US6772082B2 | Method for detecting and correcting sensor failure in oil and gas production system | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US4406429A | Missile detecting and tracking unit | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US5265830A | Trailing edge splitter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US4666103A | Carrier tracking system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US5264930A | Fast light interconnected processor | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US4111383A | Laser beam transmitter system for laser beam rider guidance systems | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US5099121A | Temperature measuring method using infrared sensors and processor | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US4111385A | Laser beam rider guidance system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US6011584A | Method and apparatus for correcting offsets of two detectors using respective functions of a difference | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US7510150B2 | Energy recovery apparatus and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US6414706B1 | High resolution digital printing with spatial light modulator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US4666127A | Winch system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| USRE33287E | Carrier tracking system | General | 3 | Expired |
| US7421212B2 | Detecting and locating pulses using a Bragg cell | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US5117991A | Winch system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.