Inventor · Zionsville, IN, US

Mark Gilmore Mears

44Patents
7h-index
51Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 8, 2001 → Jul 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9136939B2 Graphical user interface pertaining to a bolus calculator residing on a handheld diabetes management device Electricity 98 Active
USD794068S1 Display screen with continuous glucose monitor icon General 57 Active
US8895315B2 Displaying status of a blood glucose measure being transferred wirelessly from a handheld glucose meter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US7272296B2 Navigating to a particular program or specific time increment in a personal video recorder Electricity 30 Expired
US7051354B2 System and method for advertising a currently airing program through the use of an electronic program guide interface Electricity 16 Expired
US8929823B2 Handheld diabetes manager with automated disconnect feature Electricity 15 Active
US6707508B1 Channel entry for selection of a channel Electricity 13 Expired
US7429979B2 Remote control with programmable button labeling and labeling display upon button actuation Electricity 7 Expired
US6704061B2 Temporary simulated off state in a restart of a video display Electricity 6 Expired
US8501093B2 Portable handheld medical diagnostic devices with color-changing indicatior Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9419704B2 Graphical user interface pertaining to a bolus calculator residing on a handheld diabetes management device Electricity 5 Active
US7209187B2 System for selectively extinguishing a light source that illuminates a television power button Electricity 5 Expired
USD852812S1 Display screen with graphical user interface for glucose monitoring system General 3 Active
US10720029B1 Medical device alert, optimization, personalization, and escalation Electricity 3 Active
US7492355B2 Web browser for use with a television display for preventing screen burn Electricity 3 Expired
US7945930B2 Method and apparatus for controlling a video signal processing apparatus Electricity 3 Active
US7411515B2 Remote control with low battery indication Physics 3 Expired
US8804047B2 Method and apparatus for enabling the display of a text service upon audio muting Electricity 2 Active
US7496275B2 System and method for providing recording function when no program information is available Electricity 2 Expired
US8373805B2 System and method for remote control of a television with a manually actuatable element Electricity 2 Active
US8688096B2 Method and apparatus for providing picture caller identification feature Electricity 1 Active
US8001300B2 Method and apparatus for specifying analog connections for data bus network devices having both digital and analog outputs Electricity 1 Expired
US7538790B2 Method and apparatus for controlling a video signal processing apparatus to prevent screen aging Electricity 1 Expired
US7827578B2 Method and apparatus for providing simplified peer-to-peer recording Electricity 0 Expired
US7734140B2 Video processing apparatus which can respond to non-native remote commands and method of operation thereof Electricity 0 Active

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