Richard A. Sones
50Patents
14h-index
25Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 21, 1984 → Dec 16, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4709382A | Imaging with focused curved radiation detectors | Human Necessities | 145 | Expired |
| US4817123A | Digital radiography detector resolution improvement | Human Necessities | 125 | Expired |
| US4789930A | Energy dependent gain correction for radiation detection | Electricity | 86 | Expired |
| US4872188A | Registration correction for radiographic scanners with sandwich detectors | Human Necessities | 71 | Expired |
| US5911003A | Color pattern evaluation system for randomly oriented articles | Physics | 68 | Expired |
| US4792900A | Adaptive filter for dual energy radiographic imaging | Human Necessities | 66 | Expired |
| US8284988B2 | System and method for dimensioning objects using stereoscopic imaging | Physics | 59 | Active |
| US4963746A | Split energy level radiation detection | Human Necessities | 50 | Expired |
| US6172748A | Machine vision system and method for non-contact container inspection | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US4845731A | Radiation data acquistion | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US7058190B1 | Acoustic signal enhancement system | Electricity | 23 | Expired |
| US4980904A | Radiation imaging calibration | Human Necessities | 23 | Expired |
| US4837686A | Substance quantification in animal bodies | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US7773214B2 | Apparatus and methods for container inspection | Physics | 15 | Active |
| US7262779B1 | Differential imaging colorimeter | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US4891757A | Medical imaging system and method having gray scale mapping means for indicating image saturation regions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US8014586B2 | Apparatus and methods for container inspection | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US7313270B2 | Vision system and method for process monitoring | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US7626158B2 | Machine for inspecting glass containers | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US7684034B2 | Apparatus and methods for container inspection | Physics | 11 | Active |
| USRE42715E1 | Vision system and method for process monitoring | General | 10 | Active |
| US7394937B2 | Vision system and method for process monitoring | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7667836B2 | Apparatus and methods for container inspection | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US4885761A | Gravity actuated X-ray scanner | Human Necessities | 9 | Expired |
| US6621569B2 | Illuminator for machine vision | Physics | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.