Inventor · Seattle, WA, US

Robert P. Higgins

26Patents
10h-index
43Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 6, 1993 → Apr 21, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5341396A Multi-rate spread system Electricity 167 Expired
US5276705A CCD demodulator/correlator Electricity 54 Expired
US6511020B2 Method for limiting interference between satellite communications systems Electricity 49 Expired
US5390198A Soft decision viterbi decoder for M-ary convolutional codes Electricity 48 Expired
US8666661B2 Video navigation Physics 27 Active
US6726152B2 Satellite communications system Electricity 26 Expired
US6866231B2 Method for limiting interference between satellite communications systems Electricity 26 Expired
US9513606B1 Safety systems and methods for production environments Physics 24 Active
US7853195B2 Adaptive RF canceller system and method Electricity 20 Active
US7454037B2 System, method and computer program product for adaptive video processing Physics 13 Active
US8111734B2 Device and method for fast transition from preamble synchronization to data demodulation in direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) communications Electricity 8 Active
US7983450B2 Method, apparatus and computer program product for recognizing a gesture Physics 7 Active
US8646010B2 Method and apparatus for providing bi-directional data services and live television programming to mobile platforms Electricity 7 Active
US9167972B2 Systems and methods for non-contact biometric sensing Human Necessities 6 Active
US7688878B2 Method and device of peak detection in preamble synchronization for direct sequence spread spectrum communication Electricity 5 Active
US9583012B1 System and method for detection and avoidance Physics 5 Active
US8194925B2 Method, apparatus and computer program product for recognizing a gesture Physics 3 Active
US8483806B2 Systems and methods for non-contact biometric sensing Human Necessities 2 Active
US9427867B2 Localization within an environment using sensor fusion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9565403B1 Video processing system Electricity 1 Active
US9111361B1 Distinguishing between moving targets and clutter in a video Physics 0 Active
US11333613B2 Apparatus and methods of inspecting a wire segment Physics 0 Active
US9055195B2 Method and apparatus for providing bi-directional data services and live television programming to mobile platforms Electricity 0 Active
US10649087B2 Object detection system for mobile platforms Physics 0 Active
US11933736B2 Apparatus and methods of inspecting a wire segment Physics 0 Active

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