Inventor · Vancouver, WA, US

Matthew A. Shepherd

75Patents
9h-index
95Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 6, 1995 → Feb 2, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5482305A Shifting mechanism and quick release for multispeed wheelchair Human Necessities 44 Expired
US6325483A Techniques for increasing ink-jet pen identification information in an interconnect limited environment Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Expired
US6616260B2 Robust bit scheme for a memory of a replaceable printer component Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Expired
US6435641B1 Media movement apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US8576450B2 Replacing a defective colorant Electricity 18 Active
US7237864B2 Fluid ejection device identification Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US9415585B1 Dynamic power thresholds for printer device pens Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US6789870B2 Drop quantity calibration method and system Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US8348373B2 Firing signal forwarding in a fluid ejection device Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US6471426B1 Method of propelling an inkjet printer carriage Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6953239B2 Printer system and printing method Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US8376506B2 Drop detection Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US8770685B2 Logical and virtual nozzle-fire-restart-line for fluid-ejection device Physics 6 Active
US6325559A Single transmission state media handling for ejecting, picking and loading Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US6769757B2 Robust bit scheme for a memory of a replaceable printer component Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US7188943B2 Ink set for inkjet printing Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US10682810B2 Three-dimensional (3D) printing Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US10981331B2 Additive manufacturing Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US10560584B2 Density classifiers based on plane regions Physics 2 Active
US6948797B2 Non-uniform passes per raster Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US7286700B2 Rendering using at least two levels of gray Electricity 2 Expired
US9849671B2 Adjusting the firing times of a number of nozzles Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11260599B2 Modulating a three-dimensional printer system based on a selected mode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11548228B2 Soft-proof of three-dimensional (3D) printed parts Electricity 1 Active
US6952536B2 Transmissive optical sensing of leading edges of media sheets advanced substantially adjacent to one another Physics 1 Expired

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