Inventor · Maplewood, MN, US

Patrick Gonia

59Patents
14h-index
53Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 14, 1993 → Dec 15, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6261087A Pilot flame powered burner controller with remote control operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Expired
US8396007B2 Wireless device deployment with reliable links Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Active
US9978251B2 Wireless location-based system and method for detecting hazardous and non-hazardous conditions Physics 54 Active
US7936878B2 Secure wireless instrumentation network system Electricity 46 Active
US7620409B2 Wireless communication system with channel hopping and redundant connectivity Electricity 45 Expired
US7688802B2 System and method for time synchronization in a wireless network Electricity 38 Active
US5500864A Checksum calculation unit and method for error detection on data packets Physics 30 Expired
US8644192B2 Wireless transmitter initiated communication methods Electricity 29 Active
US8811231B2 Wireless transmitter initiated communication systems Electricity 29 Active
US9429945B2 Surveying areas using a radar system and an unmanned aerial vehicle Physics 28 Active
US10055971B2 Safety communicator—convergence of body vitals and toxic gas parameters into smartphone app to enhance safety monitoring Physics 24 Active
US7302959B2 Low-power wireless inflatable bladder damper for forced air heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US7289466B2 Localization for low cost sensor network Physics 19 Expired
US8107989B2 Apparatus and method for transmit power control in a wireless network Electricity 17 Active
US9507982B2 Line replaceable unit health nodes and methods for determining maintenance actions relating to line replaceable units Physics 11 Active
US7933240B2 Apparatus and method for redundant connectivity and multi-channel operation of wireless devices Electricity 10 Active
US8189494B2 System and method for merging clusters of wireless nodes in a wireless network Electricity 10 Active
US8929228B2 Latency controlled redundant routing Electricity 10 Active
US7603129B2 Localization identification system for wireless devices Physics 9 Active
US10240802B2 HVAC control system with user interface provided by a mobile wireless device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9386552B2 Wireless sensor time synchronization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8285326B2 Multiprotocol wireless communication backbone Physics 6 Active
US7881253B2 Apparatus and method supporting a redundancy-managing interface between wireless and wired networks Electricity 6 Active
US9535153B2 System and method for improved location accuracy Physics 5 Active
US8849965B2 Wireless network performance monitoring Electricity 5 Active

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