Inventor · Los Gatos, CA, US

James Tanner

28Patents
7h-index
21Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 7, 1980 → Jun 5, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9411365B1 360 degree dual pivot variable torque hinge mechanism Fixed Constructions 42 Active
USD757023S1 Keyboard assembly General 36 Active
US4338703A Supporting device Human Necessities 20 Expired
USD705772S1 Notebook computer housing General 19 Active
US9182794B2 Notebook metal hinge as heat sink element Physics 12 Active
USD757024S1 Keyboard assembly General 12 Active
USD708604S1 Notebook computer housing General 8 Active
US9292049B1 Variable torque hinge with pass-through cable Electricity 7 Active
USD736760S1 Notebook computer housing General 7 Active
USD736761S1 Notebook computer housing General 6 Active
US10024092B1 360 degree dual pivot variable torque hinge mechanism Fixed Constructions 6 Active
US8699226B2 Active cooling debris bypass fin pack Electricity 5 Active
US9158426B1 Touch keyboard calibration Physics 3 Active
US9740240B1 Base with rotating mount that increases friction of rotation when portable computing device is placed onto mount Physics 3 Active
US9086841B1 Connector integrated into friction hinge Electricity 3 Active
US9829929B1 Connector integrated into friction hinge Electricity 2 Active
US10152442B2 Multi-function ports on a computing device Physics 2 Active
USD803834S1 Keyboard assembly General 2 Active
US10235043B2 Keyboard for use with a computing device Electricity 1 Active
US10088242B1 Variable thickness heat pipe Electricity 1 Active
US8922990B1 Active cooling fin pack Electricity 1 Active
US9915986B2 Active cooling debris bypass fin pack Electricity 1 Active
US10282337B2 Multi-function ports on a computing device Physics 0 Active
US9454195B2 Active cooling debris bypass fin pack Electricity 0 Active
US9445517B2 Etched multi-layer sheets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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