Wayne R. Dakin
32Patents
15h-index
5Co-inventors
74Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 24, 1972 → May 22, 1995
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4375091A | Method and apparatus for information retrieval from an optically readable storage medium | Physics | 89 | Expired |
| US4757393A | Multiple variable rate audio message playback | Physics | 74 | Expired |
| US4370679A | Gain correction system for videodisc player apparatus | Physics | 57 | Expired |
| US4358796A | Spindle servo system for videodisc player | Physics | 56 | Expired |
| US4439848A | Focusing system for video disc player | Physics | 54 | Expired |
| US4332022A | Tracking system and method for video disc player | Physics | 53 | Expired |
| US4228326A | System for recording information on a rotatable storage disc, in a substantially uniform recording density | Physics | 50 | Expired |
| US4371899A | Time base error correction system for player | Physics | 50 | Expired |
| US4638377A | Selectable video/audio coded data recovery from a record medium | Physics | 48 | Expired |
| US4703368A | Multiple variable rate audio message recording and playback | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US4727433A | Video/audio coded data recovery from a record medium | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US4236050A | System for recovering information from a movable information storage medium having a pilot signal with an aligned phase angle in adjacent tracks | Physics | 45 | Expired |
| US4313191A | Recording medium having a pilot signal with an aligned phase angle in adjacent tracks | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US4223349A | System for rotating an information storage disc at a variable angular velocity to recover information therefrom at a prescribed constant rate | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US4583131A | Method and apparatus for stop-motion playback of a record disc | Electricity | 24 | Expired |
| US4347619A | Digital formatting system | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US4353089A | Apparatus for correcting the time base of information recovered from a movable information storage medium | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US5018020A | Record disc for storing separate video and audio information | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US4616356A | Aperture compensation signal processor for optical recording | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US4374323A | Focusing apparatus for use in a system for recovering information from an optically-readable storage medium | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| USRE32574E | Method and apparatus for information retrieval from an optically readable storage medium | General | 9 | Expired |
| USRE32709E | Tracking system for video disc player | General | 8 | Expired |
| USRE32431E | System for rotating an information storage disc at a variable angular velocity to recover information therefrom at a prescribed constant rate | General | 8 | Expired |
| USRE32051E | Tracking system and method for video disc player | General | 8 | Expired |
| US4499502A | Compressed bandwidth frequency modulation signal format apparatus and method | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.