Mark T. Kern
35Patents
16h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 2, 1979 → May 19, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4701624A | Fire sensor system utilizing optical fibers for remote sensing | Physics | 40 | Expired |
| US5038866A | Powder discharge apparatus | Human Necessities | 38 | Expired |
| US4691196A | Dual spectrum frequency responding fire sensor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 36 | Expired |
| US4665390A | Fire sensor statistical discriminator | Physics | 31 | Expired |
| US4785292A | Dual spectrum frequency responding fire sensor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 31 | Expired |
| US5051595A | Fiber optic flame detection and temperature measurement system employing doped optical fiber | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US4296324A | Dual spectrum infrared fire sensor | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US4769775A | Microprocessor-controlled fire sensor | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US4623788A | Fiber optic system with self test used in fire detection | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US4639598A | Fire sensor cross-correlator circuit and method | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
| US5051590A | Fiber optic flame detection and temperature measurement system having one or more in-line temperature dependent optical filters | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US8628424B1 | Interactive spectator features for gaming environments | Human Necessities | 22 | Active |
| US4655607A | High speed hot air leak sensor | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US4544843A | Radiation detector with built-in test capability | Electricity | 19 | Expired |
| US5064271A | Fiber optic flame and overheat sensing system with self test | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US4630684A | Fire sensing and suppression method and system responsive to optical radiation and mechanical wave energy | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4864146A | Universal fire simulator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6222111A | Spectrally selective thermopile detector | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US4472715A | Dual spectrum fire sensor with discriminator | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US8793313B2 | Systems, methods and media for distributing peer-to-peer communications | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US4560874A | Reference channel for sensing optical contamination | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US4679156A | Microprocessor-controlled fire sensor | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US8834268B2 | Peripheral device control and usage in a broadcaster mode for gaming environments | Human Necessities | 9 | Active |
| US4647776A | Discriminating fire sensor with thermal override capability | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US10112726B2 | Optical health monitoring for aircraft overheat and fire detection systems | Physics | 8 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.