Inventor · Goleta, CA, US

Mark T. Kern

35Patents
16h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 2, 1979 → May 19, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.