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Portland, OR, United States of America

Donald Haaga

This inventor holds 17 USPTO granted patents and 2 published patent applications and 2 EPO patents, primarily in Digital Watermarking. Top assignee: Digimarc Corporation. Active years: 2010-2025.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Donald Haaga. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/donald-haaga

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Calculating rank
USPTO Granted Patents = 17 

% Patents Active = 76.5

 

Average Co-Inventor Count = 3.7

ph-index = 6

Forward Citations = 210(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:

goldMedal17 out of 1,411 
 
Digimarc Corporation
 patents

Years Active: 2010-2025

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Areas of Expertise:
Digital Watermarking
Variable Data Printing
Sparse Modulation
Signal Encoding
Synchronization
Signal Maps
Image Encoding
Art Signal Richness
17 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents
1. 12282979 - Serialized digital watermarking for variable data printing (2025-04-21),
2. 12045908 - Serialized digital watermarking for variable data printing (2024-07-23),
3. 11386517 - Serialized digital watermarking for variable data printing (2022-07-12),
4. 11308571 - Sparse modulation for robust signaling and synchronization (2022-04-19),
5. 10565669 - Serialized digital watermarking for variable data printing (2020-02-18),
6. 10432818 - Sparse modulation for robust signaling and synchronization (2019-10-01),
7. 10424038 - Signal encoding outside of guard band region surrounding text characters, including varying encoding strength (2019-09-24),
8. 10356274 - Methods and arrangements relating to signal rich art (2019-07-16),
9. 10235731 - Serialized digital watermarking for variable data printing (2019-03-19),
10. 10217182 - Construction of signal maps for images with encoded signals (2019-02-26),
11. 9928561 - Serialized digital watermarking for variable data printing (2018-03-27),
12. 9635378 - Sparse modulation for robust signaling and synchronization (2017-04-25),
13. 9563970 - Methods and arrangements relating to signal rich art (2017-02-07),
14. 9396510 - Watermarking different areas of digital images with different intensities (2016-07-19),
15. 8331613 - Watermarking different areas of digital images with different intensities (2012-12-11),

Title: Biography of Inventor Donald Haaga

Introduction: Donald Haaga is a prominent inventor based in Portland, OR (US), known for his significant contributions to the field of digital watermarking and variable data printing. With a total of 17 patents to his name, he has made a lasting impact on the industry through his innovative solutions.

Latest Patents: Among his latest patents is a groundbreaking technology for serialized digital watermarking for variable data printing. This invention enhances variable data printing workflows by incorporating content that includes 2D code patterns, such as digital watermark data. The process involves applying a filter to a content stream within a PDF document to extract variable pattern data for multiple watermark patterns, ultimately defining composite watermark patterns that integrate both extracted and static watermark data.

Career Highlights: Donald Haaga has dedicated his career to advancing the capabilities of digital watermarking. His work has focused on optimizing the embedding of watermarks in host images for printing, ensuring visual quality and robustness of machine-readable data. His innovative methods and system configurations have set new standards in the industry.

Collaborations: Throughout his career, Donald has collaborated with notable professionals, including Tony F Rodriguez and Tomas Filler. These partnerships have fostered a creative environment that has led to the development of cutting-edge technologies in the field.

Conclusion: Donald Haaga's contributions to digital watermarking and variable data printing have established him

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
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