Inventor · Andover, MA, US

Robert Andrew Eckel

32Patents
7h-index
16Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 9, 1986 → Mar 8, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5373151A Optical system including focal plane array compensation technique for focusing and periodically defocusing a beam Electricity 36 Expired
US9481197B2 System and method for credential authentication Physics 32 Active
US4771267A Analog offset compensation technique Electricity 24 Expired
US5442176A Infrared detector array Electricity 15 Expired
US10032042B1 Digital identification enrollment Electricity 11 Active
US5953155A Optical system Physics 10 Expired
US10332191B1 Steganographic-based system and method using digital identification Electricity 7 Active
US4701664A Mercury arc lamp suitable for inclusion in a flow cytometry apparatus Electricity 7 Expired
US10157437B2 System and method for digital watermarking Physics 5 Active
US9978112B2 System and method for digital watermarking Physics 5 Active
US10037460B2 System and method for credential authentication Physics 4 Active
US10282802B2 Digital identification document Physics 3 Active
US10311435B2 System and method for transaction authentication Physics 3 Active
US9286508B2 System and method for creating a virtual backdrop Physics 3 Active
US10320778B2 Digital identification document Electricity 2 Active
US10943233B2 System and method for transaction authentication Physics 2 Active
US10678939B2 Digital identification enrollment Electricity 2 Active
US10474891B2 System and method for credential authentication Physics 2 Active
US5790326A Infrared energy detection system Physics 2 Expired
US10692167B2 System and method for digitally watermarking digital facial portraits Physics 1 Active
US10679105B2 Line segment code for embedding information in an image Physics 1 Active
US10249015B2 System and method for digitally watermarking digital facial portraits Physics 1 Active
US10007844B2 System and method for digitally watermarking digital facial portraits Electricity 1 Active
US10957005B2 System and method for digital watermarking Physics 1 Active
US9495605B2 Method and apparatus for the detection of digital watermarks for instant credential authentication Physics 1 Active

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