Inventor · Redmond, WA, US

Nigel Keam

45Patents
12h-index
54Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 12, 1997 → Apr 10, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7791597B2 Uniquely identifiable inking instruments Physics 102 Active
US7515143B2 Uniform illumination of interactive display panel Physics 97 Active
US7499027B2 Using a light pointer for input on an interactive display surface Physics 75 Active
US6348875B1 Message formatting, authentication, and error detection in home control systems Electricity 48 Expired
US7713116B2 Inventory management of virtual items in computer games Human Necessities 27 Expired
US5936677A Microbuffer used in synchronization of image data Electricity 25 Expired
US9426905B2 Connection device for computing devices Electricity 21 Active
US8063888B2 Identification of devices on touch-sensitive surface Physics 19 Active
US8786767B2 Rapid synchronized lighting and shuttering Electricity 18 Active
US6690289B1 Message formatting, authentication, and error detection in home control systems Electricity 17 Expired
US6064297A Message authentication and key synchronization in home control systems Electricity 15 Expired
US7359564B2 Method and system for cancellation of ambient light using light frequency Physics 14 Active
US8004502B2 Correcting for ambient light in an optical touch-sensitive device Physics 10 Active
US7665098B2 System and method for monitoring interactions between application programs and data stores Physics 9 Active
US8125458B2 Detecting finger orientation on a touch-sensitive device Physics 9 Active
US9330302B2 Polarized gaze tracking Electricity 9 Active
US8982061B2 Angular contact geometry Physics 9 Active
US8117094B2 Distribution channels and monetizing Physics 8 Active
US8212857B2 Alternating light sources to reduce specular reflection Physics 8 Active
US6144291A Bit encoding in home control systems Electricity 8 Expired
US7515822B2 Imaging systems' direct illumination level adjusting method and system involves adjusting operation of image sensor of imaging system based on detected level of ambient illumination Physics 8 Active
US6496185B1 Method and apparatus for processing a mesh of triangles Physics 7 Expired
US7692639B2 Uniquely identifiable inking instruments Physics 5 Active
US8289300B2 Ambient correction in rolling image capture system Physics 4 Active
US5977865A Bit encoding in home control systems Electricity 3 Expired

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