Joseph D. Rutledge
17Patents
13h-index
20Co-inventors
74Inventor score
Filing activity: May 20, 1992 → Aug 21, 2008
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5512892A | Hand held control device | Physics | 142 | Expired |
| US6957337B1 | Method and apparatus for secure authorization and identification using biometrics without privacy invasion | Electricity | 128 | Expired |
| US5570111A | Graphical user interface cursor positioning device having a negative inertia transfer function | Physics | 98 | Expired |
| US6115616A | Hand held telephone set with separable keyboard | Electricity | 77 | Expired |
| US5912659A | Graphics display pointer with integrated selection | Physics | 75 | Expired |
| US5521596A | Analog input device located in the primary typing area of a keyboard | Electricity | 65 | Expired |
| US5489900A | Force sensitive transducer for use in a computer keyboard | Physics | 60 | Expired |
| US5764219A | Controller for improved computer pointing devices | Physics | 58 | Expired |
| US5579033A | Pointing device for retrofitting onto the keyboard of an existing computer system | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US5831593A | Low-power standby mode for a remote sensing device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US5696535A | Graphics display pointer with integrated selection | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US5945979A | Combined digital and analog cursor control | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US7432908B2 | Controller, system and method for controlling a cursor | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US5539369A | Multiple-toroid induction device | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US5870078A | Reduced cost pointing stick circuit | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US5544530A | Assembly suitable for life testing a multi-dimensional force transducer | Physics | 1 | Expired |
| US8120578B2 | Controller system and method for controlling a cursor | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.