Inventor · Coralville, IA, US

James E. Simpson

34Patents
18h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 11, 1978 → Oct 31, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6313587A High frequency inductive lamp and power oscillator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 156 Expired
US6617806B2 High brightness microwave lamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US5438242A Apparatus for controlling the brightness of a magnetron-excited lamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US6947522B2 Rotating notched transmission x-ray for multiple focal spots Electricity 62 Expired
US5227698A Microwave lamp with rotating field Electricity 62 Expired
US4887192A Electrodeless lamp having compound resonant structure Electricity 58 Expired
US5594303A Apparatus for exciting an electrodeless lamp with an increasing electric field intensity Electricity 57 Expired
US4975625A Electrodeless lamp which couples to small bulb Electricity 56 Expired
US5448135A Apparatus for coupling electromagnetic radiation from a waveguide to an electrodeless lamp Electricity 53 Expired
US5525865A Compact microwave source for exciting electrodeless lamps Electricity 53 Expired
US5361274A Microwave discharge device with TM.sub.NMO cavity Electricity 53 Expired
US5786667A Electrodeless lamp using separate microwave energy resonance modes for ignition and operation Electricity 52 Expired
US6031333A Compact microwave lamp having a tuning block and a dielectric located in a lamp cavity Electricity 51 Expired
US5910710A Method and apparatus for powering an electrodeless lamp with reduced radio frequency interference Electricity 50 Expired
US4431888A Microwave oven with improved feed structure Electricity 48 Expired
US4596915A Microwave oven having resonant antenna Electricity 43 Expired
US6476557B1 Non-rotating electrodeless lamp containing molecular fill Electricity 41 Expired
US5498308A Plasma asher with microwave trap Electricity 27 Expired
US5841242A Electrodeless lamp with elimination of arc attachment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4327266A Microwave ovens for uniform heating Electricity 17 Expired
US4284868A Microwave oven Electricity 13 Expired
US4580023A Microwave oven with circular polarization Electricity 11 Expired
US4511779A Microwave oven shelf Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4528549A Bipolar digitizer having compression capability Electricity 10 Expired
US4414453A Microwave oven feed apparatus Electricity 9 Expired

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