Inventor · Great Falls, VA, US

Jon L. Roberts

56Patents
19h-index
14Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 23, 1994 → Mar 11, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7939152B2 Heat-shrinkable anti-fomitic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 644 Active
US7042360B2 Electronic tether for portable objects Physics 169 Expired
US5649013A Royalty tracking method and apparatus Physics 139 Expired
US6175616A Method and apparatus for obtaining telephone status over a network Electricity 101 Expired
US7342503B1 System and method for providing visual and physiological cues in a matching system Physics 76 Active
US7597455B2 LED light bulb system Electricity 73 Active
US6748902B1 System and method for training of animals Human Necessities 69 Expired
US7522058B1 System and method for social networking in a virtual space Physics 67 Active
US6490351B1 Telephone handset sterilizer method and apparatus Electricity 61 Expired
US6458331B1 Computer input device sterilization method and apparatus Electricity 56 Expired
US7375638B2 Electronic tether for portable objects Physics 54 Active
US7688952B2 System and method for obtaining equipment status data over a network Electricity 42 Active
US7064669B2 Electronic tether for portable objects Human Necessities 42 Expired
US6039928A Writing implement sterilization apparatus Human Necessities 39 Expired
US7193515B1 System and method for centralized security screening Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US8662705B2 Flexible ultraviolet LED sanitizing apparatus Human Necessities 32 Active
US7528729B2 System and method for providing visual and physiological cues in a matching system Physics 27 Active
US7394388B1 System and method for providing visual and physiological cues in a matching system Physics 21 Active
US6301359A Telephone handset sterilizer method and apparatus Electricity 21 Expired
US6365113B1 Trash receptacle sterilization method and apparatus Human Necessities 19 Expired
US6483900B1 Method and apparatus for obtaining telephone status over a network Electricity 17 Expired
US7233668B2 System and method for a commercial multimedia rental and distribution system Electricity 16 Expired
US7508310B1 System and method for secure networking in a virtual space Electricity 13 Active
US6202637A Water smoker grill with automatic water replenishment Human Necessities 13 Expired
US7800507B2 System and method for providing visual and physiological cues in a matching system Physics 11 Active

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