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John A. Hird — 22 Patents

Intel: 17 patents #2,442 of 30,777Top 8%
NVIDIA: 2 patents #2,935 of 7,811Top 40%
Dallas, TX: #278 of 7,543 inventorsTop 4%
Texas: #6,095 of 125,132 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #189,202 of 4,157,543Top 5%
22 Patents All Time
John A. Hird has been granted 22 US patents while listed as an inventor at Intel. The first was granted in 1989 and the most recent in September 1999. John A. Hird ranks #189,202 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.6%). Patent records list John A. Hird in Dallas, TX, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–22 of 22 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
5960072 Method and apparatus for altering the access format of telephone calls Lindsey D. Owen, Michael R. Rice 1999-09-28 $242,000
5513738 Coin handling system Mark E. Kerr 1996-05-07 $714,000
5483581 Method and apparatus for performing an automated collect call Lindsey D. Owen, Michael R. Rice 1996-01-09 $465,000
5441138 Coin handling system with an improved coin chute Mark E. Kerr 1995-08-15 $638,000
5400400 Pay telephone architecture Todd J. Betz 1995-03-21 $459,000
5388680 Coin handling system with an improved coin chute Mark E. Kerr 1995-02-14 $458,000
5367561 Cash access system and method of operation B. Michael Adler, Lindsey D. Owen 1994-11-22
5319701 Method and apparatus for performing an automated collect call Lindsey D. Owen, Michael R. Rice 1994-06-07
D342251 Pay telephone unit Todd J. Betz, John A. Renfro, Ray Naeini 1993-12-14
5255770 Coin handling system Mark E. Kerr 1993-10-26
5131027 Short time validity storage Lindsey D. Owen, Michael R. Rice 1992-07-14 $538,000
5113433 Method and apparatus for altering the access format of telephone calls Lindsey D. Owen, Michael R. Rice 1992-05-12 $434,000
5093858 Method and apparatus for performing an automated collect call Lindsey D. Owen, Michael R. Rice 1992-03-03 $758,000
5090548 Coin handling system Mark E. Kerr 1992-02-25 $754,000
4933965 Short time validity storage of a billing account number at a local telecommunications station Lindsey D. Owen, Michael R. Rice 1990-06-12 $627,000
4933966 Method and apparatus for performing an automated collect call Lindsey D. Owen, Michael R. Rice 1990-06-12 $627,000
4920562 Automatic generation of billing records at a telephone paystation Lindsey D. Owen, Michael R. Rice 1990-04-24 $689,000
4920558 Method and apparatus for downloading speech files Lindsey D. Owen, Michael R. Rice 1990-04-24 $689,000
4908852 Method and apparatus for altering the access format of telephone calls Lindsey D. Owen, Michael R. Rice 1990-03-13 $1,377,000
4890317 Automatic validation of telephone account numbers Lindsey D. Owen, Michael R. Rice 1989-12-26 $1,171,000
4889162 Fluid control valve Haydn J. Newcombe 1989-12-26
4889165 Water supply valves Haydn J. Newcombe 1989-12-26