Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

James C. Johnson

68Patents
18h-index
33Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 20, 1980 → Dec 4, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5463280A Light emitting diode retrofit lamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 549 Expired
US7452273B2 Method and apparatus for providing advice regarding gaming strategies Physics 187 Expired
US7566270B2 System and method for wagering based on multiple financial market indicators Physics 158 Expired
US5739639A Method and apparatus for operating LED array and charging battery for emergency LED operation including DC boost circuit allowing series connection of LED array and battery Electricity 103 Expired
US8186682B2 Method and apparatus for providing advice regarding gaming strategies Physics 86 Active
USD498240S1 Graphic user interface for foreign currency exchange display General 67 Expired
US5646502A Emergency lighting circuit for shunt-regulated battery charging and lamp operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US8727352B2 Method and apparatus for providing advice regarding gaming strategies Physics 56 Active
US10096210B2 Method and apparatus for providing advice regarding gaming strategies Physics 54 Active
US9536396B2 Method and apparatus for providing advice regarding gaming strategies Physics 51 Active
US8498994B2 Social files Electricity 40 Active
USD519570S1 Graphic user interface for wagering based on multiple financial market indicators General 38 Expired
US5202608A Emergency lighting system utilizing improved and rapidly installable fluorescent inverter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US7979339B2 System and method for optimizing execution of trading orders Physics 21 Active
US8756221B2 Social files Electricity 21 Active
US8723427B2 Systems and methods for LED control using on-board intelligence Electricity 20 Active
US8758108B2 System and method for slot machine game associated with market line wagers Physics 19 Active
US6703795B2 Auxiliary controller Electricity 18 Expired
US8684814B2 System and method for slot machine game associated with financial market indicators Physics 17 Active
US9230407B2 System and method for wagering based on multiple financial market indicators Physics 15 Active
US4417631A Zero tracking circuit for electronic weighing scale Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4392390A Shielding apparatus for linear actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4337417A Starting and operating apparatus for high-pressure sodium lamps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US9703815B2 Third party files in an on-demand database service Physics 11 Active
US9171180B2 Social files Electricity 11 Active

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