Inventor · Laguna Beach, CA, US

John M. Payne

30Patents
12h-index
19Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 29, 1977 → Sep 22, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6021433A System and method for transmission of data Electricity 468 Expired
US7035914B1 System and method for transmission of data Electricity 152 Expired
US5455670A Optical electronic distance measuring apparatus with movable mirror Physics 120 Expired
US6167426A Contact alerts for unconnected users Electricity 104 Expired
US4258073A Taking of finger prints Human Necessities 40 Expired
US8572279B2 System and method for transmission of data Electricity 36 Active
US6735614B1 Contact alerts for unconnected users Electricity 36 Expired
US8601154B2 System and method for transmission of data Electricity 35 Active
US8209134B2 Methods for modeling the structural health of a civil structure based on electronic distance measurements Physics 23 Active
US8726169B2 Online system and method for enabling social search and structured communications among social networks Physics 20 Active
US4381159A Magnetic fingerprint dusting brush Human Necessities 17 Expired
US4318608A Portable electrostatic photocopier Physics 14 Expired
US7895015B2 Method for measuring the structural health of a civil structure Physics 8 Active
US9380106B2 System and method for transmission of data Electricity 7 Active
US4167326A Contact electrostatic photocopying process and apparatus forming reversed image master using web-type photoconductive surface Physics 7 Expired
US9354043B2 Methods for measuring and modeling the structural health of pressure vessels based on electronic distance measurements Physics 7 Active
US8762529B1 Household registration, customer residency and identity verification in a mail service Electricity 6 Active
US5679616A Printing process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4198139A Electrostatic cameras Physics 5 Expired
US8090803B2 System and method for transmission of data Electricity 5 Active
US4295714A Electrostatic cameras Physics 4 Expired
US10203268B2 Methods for measuring and modeling the process of prestressing concrete during tensioning/detensioning based on electronic distance measurements Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US8489707B2 System and method for transmission of data Electricity 2 Active
US8639838B2 System and method for transmission of data Electricity 2 Active
US9356899B2 System and method for transmission of data Electricity 2 Active

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