Inventor · North Branch, MI, US

James E. Nelson

46Patents
15h-index
43Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 21, 1976 → Sep 26, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4960121A Half-face mask assembly Human Necessities 304 Expired
US4656398A Lighting assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 181 Expired
US6424119B1 Multiple energy storage device controller Electricity 79 Expired
US5450221A Compact liquid crystal display for instrument panel having a wrap around flexible printed circuit board and translucent web Physics 64 Expired
US6639383B2 Multiple energy storage device controller Electricity 52 Expired
US5695269A Multi-color display lighting by led Physics 45 Expired
US4049164A Back frame Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US5936603A Liquid crystal display with temperature compensated voltage Physics 30 Expired
US5736865A Capacitive rotary position encoder Physics 25 Expired
US4859912A Stable brightness vacuum fluorescent display Physics 23 Expired
US5783939A Stepper motor gauge calibration by AC feedback Electricity 20 Expired
US8075676B2 Damping apparatus for scroll compressors for oxygen-generating systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Active
US7722698B2 Method of determining the purity of oxygen present in an oxygen-enriched gas produced from an oxygen delivery system Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US5345398A Gauge glider Physics 17 Expired
US5941122A Liquid level sensor incorporating a capacitive rotary position encoder Physics 16 Expired
US7405538B1 Method and system for charging a NiMH or NiCd battery Electricity 14 Active
US5982158A Smart IC power control Physics 14 Expired
US5906514A Removable automotive fuse block Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6088955A Memorial having built-in receptacle Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US5665897A Method of calibrating and zeroing stepper motor gauges Physics 13 Expired
US6752415B2 Airbag module Z-height control tab Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US5259316A Method and apparatus for wet/dry, small bore hole explosive device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US5623277A Liquid crystal display with image storage ROM Physics 11 Expired
US7883112B2 Textile gas guide for inflatable curtain Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US7735863B2 Ejection mitigation panel Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active

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