Inventor · Fort Collins, CO, US

Thomas E. Berg

42Patents
10h-index
40Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 9, 1982 → Jun 22, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6232973A Appliance and method for navigating among multiple captured images and functional menus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US5682096A Method and apparatus for monitoring operating positions of a media autochanger Physics 21 Expired
US6043503A Hand held scanning device Electricity 19 Expired
US5132944A Half-height magneto-optic disk drive Physics 17 Expired
US5638349A Cartridge handling system with dual cartridge engaging assembly Physics 16 Expired
US6687215B1 Low profile and medium protecting cartridge assembly Physics 13 Expired
US6160250A Integrated optical imaging assembly Electricity 11 Expired
US6118553A Compact motor drive and active speed governor with optical encoder for scanner mechanisms Electricity 11 Expired
USD445424S Hand held optical scanner General 10 Expired
US4977549A Write and erase magnetic bias field switching system for a magneto-optic disk drive Physics 10 Expired
US6632310B2 Disk drive actuator and method of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7156033B2 Inflating aircraft flotation device Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
USD420344S Hand held optical scanner General 9 Expired
US7089571B2 Optical disc drive compatible with memory card slot Physics 9 Expired
US7013476B2 Cartridge for miniature optical data storage disc Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5981943A Articulated roller reactor for paper feed device Electricity 8 Expired
US4587466A Two axis linear motor for optical focusing and tracking system in optical recording Electricity 8 Expired
US6784904B2 Appliance and method for navigating among multiple captured images and functional menus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6717893B1 Laser thermal management system Physics 7 Expired
USD454129S1 Hand held optical scanner rear face portion General 7 Expired
US6783390B2 Apparatus for preventing reverse polarity contact between a standard dry cell battery terminal and a battery compartment contact Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
USD463436S1 Hand held optical scanner front face portion General 6 Expired
USD422995S Hand held optical scanner front face portion General 6 Expired
US6294776A Integrated optical imaging assembly Electricity 6 Expired
US6064496A Scanning device with floating window member Electricity 5 Expired

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