Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

John C. Cheng

27Patents
11h-index
20Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 5, 1986 → Sep 30, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6663125B1 Vehicle bolt-on adjustable side step Performing Operations; Transporting 79 Expired
US6039520A Truck bed tie down anchor cleat Performing Operations; Transporting 72 Expired
USD649100S1 Collapsible vehicle step bar General 51 Expired
US5531497A Two-position collapsible canopy assembly that attaches to a pickup truck Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Expired
US5501926A Dichromatic photomask and a method for its fabrication Physics 19 Expired
USD370008S Scanner General 17 Expired
US6439595B1 Flip-down ball mount cover assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US6412315B1 Box hitch receiver lock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US7339465B1 Vehicle-to-trailer light connection verification tester Electricity 15 Expired
US5579128A Contact image sensor and roller mounting structure for scanners Electricity 13 Expired
US4743753A Method and apparatus for carrying out fiber optic time domain reflectomery wherein Golay complementary sequences are applied Physics 11 Expired
US7100936B1 Universal motor vehicle trailer hitch Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US7021646B1 Adjustable receiver hitch Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US7152710B1 Self-powered, heat-activated LED vehicle exhaust tip assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6712432B1 Wheel cover simulating a high profile automotive wheel and tire Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US5528410A Scanner base for optical scanners Electricity 6 Expired
US6646613B1 Vehicle antenna light Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
USD541450S1 Segmented tailgate LED strip General 5 Expired
USD484087S1 Vehicle air-vent attached container General 4 Expired
US5432047A Patterning process for bipolar optical storage medium Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
USD514040S1 Six-shooter vehicle gear-shift knob General 2 Expired
US11682878B2 Techniques for thermal management within optical subassembly modules and a heater device for laser diode temperature control Electricity 1 Active
US12313892B2 Techniques for thermal management within optical subassembly modules Electricity 1 Active
US11463532B2 Method and system for tracking events in distributed high-throughput applications Electricity 0 Active
US11575278B2 Multi-functional travel charger and control system thereof Electricity 0 Active

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