Inventor · Minnetonka, MN, US

Thor A. Olson

26Patents
9h-index
5Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 8, 1987 → Mar 16, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4754334A Image recorder having automatic alignment method and apparatus Electricity 44 Expired
US7027655B2 Digital image compression with spatially varying quality levels determined by identifying areas of interest Electricity 41 Expired
US7598964B2 Apparatus and methods for editing hue and saturation in color profiles Electricity 32 Active
US6381036B1 Method for determining printer colorant levels Electricity 19 Expired
US7397961B2 Apparatus and methods for digital image compression Electricity 19 Active
USRE33973E Image generator having automatic alignment method and apparatus General 18 Expired
US6112665A Method and computer generated swatch cards for matching colors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
USD419185S Perforated paper blank for color matching strips General 14 Expired
US6539323B2 Methods and apparatus for correcting spectral color measurements Physics 13 Expired
US5170182A Apparatus and method for registering an image on a recording medium Electricity 8 Expired
US8243326B2 Methods and apparatus for color profile editing Electricity 7 Active
US5389985A Image recording apparatus and rearview CRT therefor Electricity 6 Expired
US6647149B2 Methods and apparatus for securely transmitting and processing digital image data Electricity 4 Expired
US7302103B2 Apparatus and methods for digital image compression Electricity 4 Expired
US10447896B2 Interactive three-dimensional (3D) color histograms Electricity 3 Active
US11212421B2 Interactive three-dimensional (3D) color histograms Electricity 3 Active
US8013871B2 Apparatus and methods for selective color editing of color profiles Electricity 1 Active
US12088772B2 Interactive three-dimensional (3D) color histograms Electricity 0 Active
US12250356B2 Interactive three-dimensional (3D) color histograms Electricity 0 Active
US10114307B2 Method and apparatus for variable gloss reduction Physics 0 Active
US9952539B2 Method and apparatus for variable gloss reduction Physics 0 Active
US11169462B2 Method and apparatus for variable gloss reduction Physics 0 Active
US11022906B2 Method and apparatus for variable gloss reduction Physics 0 Active
US9786094B2 Method and apparatus for creating a dimensional layer for an image file Physics 0 Active
US12273495B2 Interactive three-dimensional (3D) color histograms Electricity 0 Active

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