Inventor · Wauwatosa, WI, US

John C. Merrison

9Patents
9h-index
13Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 8, 1988 → Nov 17, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5008608A Controller for starting and stopping electric motors Electricity 49 Expired
US5003241A Motor stoppage detection using back emf voltage Electricity 30 Expired
US4996470A Electric motor speed control apparatus and method Electricity 22 Expired
US4862052A Method for stopping an electric motor Electricity 20 Expired
US4996469A Electric motor controller with bypass contactor Electricity 17 Expired
US4978897A Motor controller with an improved stopping technique Electricity 16 Expired
US7566990B2 Power systems and methods using an induction generator in cooperation with an uninterruptible power supply Electricity 14 Active
US5543698A Method and apparatus used with AC motor for detecting unbalance Textiles; Paper 13 Expired
US8339093B2 System and method of dynamic regulation of real power to a load Electricity 11 Active

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