Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Nathan Altman

45Patents
13h-index
63Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 1, 1999 → Mar 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6607136B1 Physical presence digital authentication system Physics 577 Expired
US7383297B1 Method to use acoustic signals for computer communications Physics 153 Expired
US7706838B2 Physical presence digital authentication system Physics 94 Expired
US7280970B2 Sonic/ultrasonic authentication device Electricity 54 Expired
US8019609B2 Sonic/ultrasonic authentication method Physics 52 Active
US9810784B2 System and method for object position estimation based on ultrasonic reflected signals Physics 44 Active
US8078136B2 Physical presence digital authentication system Physics 31 Active
US7852318B2 Acoustic robust synchronization signaling for acoustic positioning system Physics 25 Active
US8546706B2 Method and system for obtaining positioning data Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US7941480B2 Computer communications using acoustic signals Physics 23 Active
US8509680B2 Physical presence digital authentication system Physics 17 Active
US8604365B2 Ultrasonic digitizer and host Physics 15 Active
US10262188B2 Liveness and spoof detection for ultrasonic fingerprint sensors Physics 13 Active
US9912415B2 Fast service discovery and pairing using ultrasonic communication Electricity 10 Active
US8184504B2 System and method for positioning Physics 10 Active
US8248389B2 Method and system for digital pen assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7480692B2 Computer communications using acoustic signals Physics 6 Expired
US8963890B2 Method and system for digital pen assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8787113B2 Voice and position localization Physics 6 Active
US9195325B2 Method and system for obtaining positioning data Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8861312B2 MEMS microphone Electricity 4 Active
US9741244B2 Methods, smart objects, and systems for naming and interacting with smart objects Electricity 4 Active
US10235552B2 Hybrid capacitive and ultrasonic sensing Physics 4 Active
US8985440B2 System and method for control of bailment inventory Physics 4 Active
US10126406B2 Method and apparatus for performing ultrasonic presence detection Physics 3 Active

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