Inventor · Ann Arbor, MI, US

John Brown

26Patents
11h-index
26Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 19, 1976 → Nov 2, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6319075A Power connector Electricity 218 Expired
US6506081B2 Floatable connector assembly with a staggered overlapping contact pattern Electricity 135 Expired
US6890214B2 Multi-sequenced contacts from single lead frame Electricity 88 Expired
US7059919B2 Power connector Electricity 68 Expired
US7070464B2 Power connector Electricity 68 Expired
US6869294B2 Power connector Electricity 68 Expired
US7314377B2 Electrical power connector Electricity 40 Expired
US7488222B2 Power connector Electricity 28 Active
US7156706B2 Contact having multiple contact beams Electricity 17 Expired
US6641420B2 Floatable connector assembly with a staggered overlapping contact pattern Electricity 14 Expired
US5192238A Self-activated man overboard recovery system Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US6733301B2 Electrical connector for joining circuit boards Electricity 9 Expired
US6139362A Fastener for connecting an electrical device to a substrate Electricity 9 Expired
US4589818A Apparatus for rotating and reciprocating a transfer member Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
USD274910S Sewing machine or similar article General 8 Expired
US4586578A Articulated vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US4056850A Absolute relative position encoder processor and display Physics 8 Expired
US4276821A Butter melter device for toaster Human Necessities 7 Expired
US7309242B2 Power connector Electricity 7 Expired
US4815406A Compound stitch pattern for a sewing machine Textiles; Paper 6 Expired
US6945798B2 Electronic package with socket and reinforced cover assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4712496A Machine stitched buttonhole and method of producing same Textiles; Paper 4 Expired
US6974331B2 Socket connector carrying flexible contacts Electricity 4 Expired
US6923657B2 Electrical contact with compliant termination leads Electricity 4 Expired
USD274528S Sewing machine General 0 Expired

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