Inventor · Saltash, GB

Brian Johnson

59Patents
14h-index
102Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 8, 1986 → Sep 21, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6984174B2 Method and apparatus for a player-controllable bonus game Physics 266 Expired
US6169843A Recording and playback of audio-video transport streams Electricity 258 Expired
US6855054B2 Gaming methods and apparatus using interchangeable symbols Physics 251 Expired
US5920572A Transport stream decoder/demultiplexer for hierarchically organized audio-video streams Electricity 198 Expired
US5835493A MPEG transport stream remultiplexer Electricity 119 Expired
US7226358B2 Method, apparatus and system for gaming using a rotatable payout indicator Physics 103 Expired
US6625671B1 Compression of buffered data Physics 63 Expired
US6002687A MPEG transport stream remultiplexer Electricity 59 Expired
US4958814A Interval locator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5613611A Carrier for integrated circuit package Electricity 23 Expired
US4764748A Analog-to-digital conversion apparatus with dither signal Electricity 22 Expired
US7027450B2 Frame batching and compression for IP transmission Electricity 16 Expired
US4839650A Analog-to-digital conversion Electricity 15 Expired
US5895858A Integrated accelerometer test system Physics 14 Expired
US8996425B1 Dynamically guided user reviews Physics 12 Active
US4753412A Taxidermy mannikin mold for locating eyepieces in correct position Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US7769606B2 Interactive health insurance system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US5121429A Digital signal processing Electricity 9 Expired
US9558629B2 Gaming system and method for providing a plurality of chances of winning a progressive award Physics 8 Active
US10176840B1 Data storage device adjusting spindle motor current based on continuous function of voice coil current during seek Physics 7 Active
US10714133B1 Data storage device capable of overriding a servo command to avoid an overcurrent condition Physics 6 Active
US8795048B2 Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing a multi-stage dice bonus game Physics 4 Active
US9293010B2 Wagering agent Physics 4 Active
US9476222B1 Latch blocker safety strike plate Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US10074501B2 Non-arcing fuse Electricity 3 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.