Werner Metz
22Patents
14h-index
26Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 23, 1976 → Sep 14, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6348929B1 | Scaling algorithm and architecture for integer scaling in video | Electricity | 159 | Expired |
| US6236433A | Scaling algorithm for efficient color representation/recovery in video | Electricity | 148 | Expired |
| US6151069A | Dual mode digital camera for video and still operation | Electricity | 56 | Expired |
| US4647340A | Programmable read only memory using a tungsten fuse | Electricity | 52 | Expired |
| US6556242B1 | Dual mode signal processing system for video and still image data | Electricity | 51 | Expired |
| US6151415A | Auto-focusing algorithm using discrete wavelet transform | Electricity | 44 | Expired |
| US5561458A | Electronic imaging module for reversibly converting a photographic camera into an electronic imaging camera | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US4648175A | Use of selectively deposited tungsten for contact formation and shunting metallization | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
| US5778106A | Electronic camera with reduced color artifacts | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US4666557A | Method for forming channel stops in vertical semiconductor surfaces | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US6351555B1 | Efficient companding algorithm suitable for color imaging | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US4682404A | MOSFET process using implantation through silicon | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US4584027A | Twin well single mask CMOS process | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US6496291B1 | Optical serial link | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6954228B1 | Image processing methods and apparatus | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US6563948B2 | Using an electronic camera to build a file containing text | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US9134114B2 | Time of flight sensor binning | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US4106496A | Method and apparatus for air caloric testing for the evaluation or aural vestibular disorders | Human Necessities | 7 | Expired |
| US7286166B2 | Calibrating digital cameras for varying ambient light conditions | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US9784822B2 | Time of flight sensor binning | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US6757430B2 | Image processing architecture | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US8908063B2 | Method and apparatus for a time-of-flight sensor with charge storage | Physics | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.