Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

David Johnson

76Patents
14h-index
63Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 13, 1976 → Apr 11, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4737123A Connector assembly for packaged microwave integrated circuits Electricity 126 Expired
US4976848A Hydrodemetalation and hydrodesulfurization using a catalyst of specified macroporosity Chemistry; Metallurgy 95 Expired
US5089463A Hydrodemetalation and hydrodesulfurization catalyst of specified macroporosity Performing Operations; Transporting 55 Expired
US4896437A Insulated boot and gaiter combination Human Necessities 49 Expired
US5472928A Catalyst, method and apparatus for an on-stream particle replacement system for countercurrent contact of a gas and liquid feed stream with a packed bed Performing Operations; Transporting 40 Expired
US7585554B2 Wound dressing, ingredient delivery device and IV hold-down incorporating a statically retained handle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US6605206B1 Process for increasing the yield of lubricating base oil from a Fischer-Tropsch plant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US5368889A Method of making thin film composite membranes Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US4789462A Reverse-graded catalyst systems for hydrodemetalation and hydrodesulfurization Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US7888546B2 Wound dressing, ingredient delivery device and IV hold-down, and method relating to same Human Necessities 16 Expired
US5969805A Method and apparatus employing external light source for endpoint detection Electricity 16 Expired
US5733440A Catalyst, method and apparatus for an on-stream particle replacement system for countercurrent contact of a gas and liquid feed stream with a packed bed Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US4579872A Uniform minimization of plastic foam cell size Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6838390B2 Method and apparatus for plasma etching a wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4790367A Methods for preparing a formed cellular plastic material pattern employed in metal casting Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US8785332B2 Method and apparatus for plasma dicing a semi-conductor wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US6268203A Biological control of purple loosestrife Human Necessities 14 Expired
US6119418A Pre-stressed built-up insulated construction panel Fixed Constructions 14 Expired
US6703535B2 Process for upgrading fischer-tropsch syncrude using thermal cracking and oligomerization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5599440A Catalyst method and apparatus for an on-stream particle replacement system for countercurrent contact of a gas and liquid feed stream with a packed bed Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US6509960B2 Method and apparatus employing external light source for endpoint detection Electricity 11 Expired
US8802545B2 Method and apparatus for plasma dicing a semi-conductor wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US6457978B1 Method and apparatus for arranging cable connectors to allow for easier cable installation Electricity 9 Expired
US5498327A Catalyst, method and apparatus for an on-stream particle replacement system for countercurrent contact of a gas and liquid feed stream with a packed bed Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US6256094A Method and apparatus for automated, in situ material detection using filtered fluoresced, reflected, or absorbed light Physics 8 Expired

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