Inventor · Gilroy, CA, US

Scott Mullins

33Patents
11h-index
30Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 8, 2008 → Aug 28, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8810367B2 Electronic device with multimode fingerprint reader Physics 41 Active
US8686600B2 Techniques for configuring contacts of a connector Electricity 38 Active
US8891216B2 Techniques for detecting removal of a connector Electricity 35 Active
US8799527B2 Data structures for facilitating communication between a host device and an accessory Electricity 34 Active
US8683090B2 Methods, systems and apparatus for determining whether an accessory includes particular circuitry Electricity 32 Active
US9196958B2 Antenna structures and shield layers on packaged wireless circuits Electricity 31 Active
US8280038B2 Microphone line based detection of headset plug removal Electricity 18 Active
US9293876B2 Techniques for configuring contacts of a connector Electricity 17 Active
US8583187B2 Shielding structures for wireless electronic devices with displays Electricity 15 Active
US9787424B2 Systems and methods for detecting wireless communication jamming in a network Electricity 14 Active
US10324507B2 Methods, systems and apparatus for enabling an accessory for use with a host device Electricity 11 Active
US9274578B2 Enable power from an accessory to a host device based on whether the accessory is able to alter an electrical characteristic of the power path Electricity 10 Active
US9743522B2 Printed circuit board with compact groups of devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8806067B2 Techniques for configuring contacts of a connector Electricity 9 Active
US8724281B2 Techniques for detecting removal of a connector Electricity 8 Active
US9223742B2 Data structures for facilitating communication between a host device and an accessory Electricity 7 Active
US8542472B2 Protection circuitry for reversible connectors Electricity 6 Active
US9030841B2 Low profile, space efficient circuit shields Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9797784B2 Communication and monitoring of a battery via a single wire Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9667007B2 Techniques for configuring contacts of a connector Electricity 4 Active
US8914555B2 Methods, systems and apparatus for determining whether an accessory includes particular circuitry Electricity 3 Active
US9166345B2 Techniques for detecting removal of a connector Electricity 3 Active
US8232771B2 Battery gas gauge reset mechanism Physics 3 Active
US8878484B2 Methods, systems and apparatus for determining whether an accessory includes particular circuitry Electricity 2 Active
US8767408B2 Three dimensional passive multi-component structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active

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