Inventor · Houston, TX, US

John C. Barker

33Patents
18h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 21, 1977 → Oct 27, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6646765B1 Selective document scanning method and apparatus Electricity 114 Expired
US4233343A Three-dimensional decorative surface Performing Operations; Transporting 93 Expired
US7002712B2 Selective document scanning method and apparatus Electricity 88 Expired
US6466336B1 Method and apparatus for organizing scanned images Electricity 61 Expired
US7190480B2 Method and apparatus for organizing scanned images Electricity 58 Expired
USD723514S1 Speaker General 54 Active
US4587617A Image inspection system for defect detection Physics 50 Expired
USD632720S1 Wide splay collapsible tripod General 48 Expired
US7344320B2 Walking staff with tripod base and adaptable mount Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US7905667B2 Compactible walking staff having tripod base and adaptable mount Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 33 Active
US6300980A Computer system design for distance viewing of information and media and extensions to display data channel for control panel interface Electricity 25 Expired
US6721059B1 Method and apparatus for automatically handling faxes Electricity 24 Expired
US6295090A Apparatus for providing video resolution compensation when converting one video source to another video source Electricity 23 Expired
US4339489A Simulated ceramic tile Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US4169907A Simulated ceramic tile Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US4393108A Simulated ceramic tile Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6201580A Apparatus for supporting multiple video resources Physics 18 Expired
US5793616A Computer system with special circuit board arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
USD553848S1 Walking staff with tripod base General 17 Expired
US6487611B1 Seamless distributed job control between a multifunction peripheral and a host Electricity 14 Expired
US6067226A Apparatus for increasing the number of input/output ports while maintaining the form factor of an associated computer chassis Electricity 14 Expired
US6577409B1 Method and apparatus for controlling a scanning device Electricity 11 Expired
US4578765A Image comparison systems Physics 9 Expired
US6510211B1 Method and apparatus for remote FAX forwarding control Electricity 8 Expired
US4294021A Method and apparatus for curing of articles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired

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