Inventor · Cedar Rapids, IA, US

Steven E. Koenck

163Patents
58h-index
101Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 1982 → Aug 30, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5410141A Hand-held data capture system with interchangable modules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 606 Expired
US4709202A Battery powered system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 474 Expired
US5841121A Hand-held optically readable character set reader having automatic focus control for operation over a range of distances Physics 356 Expired
US5019699A Hand-held optical character reader with means for instantaneously reading information from a predetermined area at an optical sensing area Physics 348 Expired
US6681994B1 Method and apparatus for optically reading information Physics 307 Expired
US6307349A Battery pack having memory Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 307 Expired
US5679943A Hand-held terminal with display screens, interactive screens, magnetic credit card readers, scanners, printers and handlers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 300 Expired
US6252380A Battery pack having memory Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 235 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
US4553081A Portable battery powered system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 178 Expired
US5837987A Hand-held optically readable character set reader having automatic focus control for operating over a range of distances Physics 176 Expired
US6688523B1 System for reading optical indicia Physics 175 Expired
US4885523A Battery conditioning system having communication with battery parameter memory means in conjunction with battery conditioning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 172 Expired
US5500872A Spread spectrum base band processor Electricity 171 Expired
US6192400A Multilevel data communication system including local and host systems Electricity 159 Expired
US5873070A Data collection system Physics 148 Expired
US5673999A LCD backlighting method and apparatus using a xenon flash tube including drive circuit Physics 144 Expired
US5539194A Modular hand-held data entry system Electricity 139 Expired
US6713773B1 Irradiation system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 138 Expired
US6271643A Battery pack having memory Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 137 Expired
US5031098A Transaction control system including portable data terminal and mobile customer service station Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Expired
US7004395B2 Multi-level hierarchical radio-frequency communication system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Expired

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