Thor A. Olson
26Patents
9h-index
5Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 8, 1987 → Mar 16, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.