Inventor · Spring, TX, US

John W. Frederick

33Patents
8h-index
23Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 21, 1997 → Apr 15, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6111569A Computer-based universal remote control system Physics 217 Expired
US6314479A Universal multi-pin plug and display connector for standardizing signals transmitted between a computer and a display for a PC theatre interconnectivity system Electricity 153 Expired
US5990868A Method and apparatus for performing power conservation in a pointing device located on a wireless data entry device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 78 Expired
US5903259A Method and apparatus for mapping remote control buttons onto keyboard stroke combinations Physics 61 Expired
US6052740A System for multi-modal display functionality responsive to a convergence functionality module to select between computer functionality mode and non-computer functionality mode Physics 18 Expired
US6208326A Apparatus and associated method for selecting video display parameter of a computer-system, video display monitor Physics 15 Expired
US6008921A Methods and apparatus for converting remote control signals into computer keyboard signals Electricity 13 Expired
US7952748B2 Display device output adjustment system and method Physics 9 Active
US7893998B2 Audio over a standard video cable Physics 6 Active
US7609255B2 Supplying power from a display device to a source using a standard DVI video cable Physics 5 Active
US5955975A Apparatus and associated method for recovering lost break codes for wireless keyboards Physics 4 Expired
US10769094B2 Configuration options for display devices Physics 2 Active
US8390642B2 System and method for color space setting adjustment Physics 2 Active
US7398008B2 Copy protection for analog video signals from computing devices Electricity 2 Expired
US8310502B2 System and method for adjusting display input values Physics 1 Active
US11199915B2 Monitor with slidable touchpad Physics 1 Active
US8654142B2 Accurate color display device Physics 1 Active
US11282483B2 Full-screen displays Physics 1 Active
US8384733B2 System and method for adjusting display input values Physics 1 Active
US11263994B2 Displays having calibrators Physics 0 Active
US7760207B2 Image display adjustment system and method Physics 0 Active
US10902798B2 Inactive state backlights Physics 0 Active
US11830444B2 Modify brightness of displays using pixel luminance Physics 0 Active
US11892959B2 USB port capability assignment Physics 0 Active
US11416053B2 Operating modes of a computer display Physics 0 Active

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