Inventor · Cedar Rapids, IA, US

Phillip Miller

68Patents
40h-index
31Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 28, 1988 → Mar 2, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5410141A Hand-held data capture system with interchangable modules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 606 Expired
US6307349A Battery pack having memory Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 307 Expired
US6006100A Multi-level, hierarchical radio-frequency communication system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 215 Expired
US5202817A Hand-held data capture system with interchangeable modules Electricity 190 Expired
US6244512A Hand-held data capture system with interchangeable modules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 189 Expired
US5576529A Hand-held optically readable information set reader focus with operation over a range of distances Physics 182 Expired
US5837987A Hand-held optically readable character set reader having automatic focus control for operating over a range of distances Physics 176 Expired
US5195183A Data communication system with communicating and recharging docking apparatus for hand-held data terminal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 164 Expired
US6192400A Multilevel data communication system including local and host systems Electricity 159 Expired
US5539194A Modular hand-held data entry system Electricity 139 Expired
US6271643A Battery pack having memory Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 137 Expired
US7004395B2 Multi-level hierarchical radio-frequency communication system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Expired
US5031098A Transaction control system including portable data terminal and mobile customer service station Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Expired
US5804805A Hand-held optical indicia reader having a controlled oscillating system for optimal indicia reading Physics 121 Expired
US5218187A Hand-held data capture system with interchangeable modules Electricity 121 Expired
US5289378A Vehicle lan with adapters for coupling portable data terminals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Expired
US7510121B2 Multi-level hierarchical radio-frequency communication system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 114 Expired
US5928292A Vehicular data system for communicating with remote host Electricity 113 Expired
US5680633A Modular, portable data processing terminal for use in a radio frequency communication network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 109 Expired
US6014705A Modular portable data processing terminal having a higher layer and lower layer partitioned communication protocol stack for use in a radio frequency communications network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US5457629A Vehicle data system with common supply of data and power to vehicle devices Electricity 101 Expired
US7757956B2 Modular, portable data processing terminal for use in a radio frequency communication network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 99 Active
US6714983B1 Modular, portable data processing terminal for use in a communication network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Expired
US5468948A Hand-held data terminal and communicator Electricity 89 Expired
US5418684A Hand-held data capture system with interchangeable modules Electricity 87 Expired

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