Inventor · Midland, MI, US

John C. Evans

43Patents
22h-index
37Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 18, 1975 → Jun 14, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4802602A Insulating device for a beverage container Performing Operations; Transporting 224 Expired
US5479530A Signature capturing printer and data card terminal Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 169 Expired
US5438186A Multi-reader transaction terminal Physics 153 Expired
US4573761A Fiber-optic probe for sensitive Raman analysis Physics 111 Expired
US5448044A Signature capture pad for point of sale system Physics 105 Expired
US5432326A Systems and methods for operating data card terminals for transaction chargeback protection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 103 Expired
US5334823A Systems and methods for operating data card terminals for transaction chargeback protection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 85 Expired
US4084985A Method for producing solar energy panels by automation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US5466920A Real time decoding for card transaction terminal Physics 66 Expired
US4217633A Solar cell system having alternating current output Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US4341918A High voltage planar multijunction solar cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US5448047A Card validation method using multiple cord data regions Physics 49 Expired
US4104091A Application of semiconductor diffusants to solar cells by screen printing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US5396545A Self configuring data card terminal Physics 44 Expired
US4082569A Solar cell collector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
USD359951S Multireader transaction terminal General 35 Expired
US5426286A Card transaction terminal Physics 35 Expired
US5362952A Card transaction terminal Physics 33 Expired
USD338876S Data card transaction terminal General 33 Expired
US5428210A Data card terminal with embossed character reader and signature capture Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Expired
USD409650S Point-of-sale terminal General 23 Expired
US4335503A Method of making a high voltage V-groove solar cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US4135290A Method for fabricating solar cells having integrated collector grids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
USD348440S Data card transaction terminal General 15 Expired
USD295709S Can holder General 15 Expired

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