Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

John C. Stearns

8Patents
5h-index
7Co-inventors
56Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 11, 1986 → Jan 17, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5743635A Pneumatically telescoping mast Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 44 Expired
US5980070A Pneumatically telescoping mast Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US7721557B1 Method and system for propane extraction and reclamation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active
US4734791A Video tape recorder having status display mode Physics 7 Expired
US4761691A Method for controlling video signal time-base correctors Physics 5 Expired
US7875376B2 Battery can having off-center C-shaped vent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8158280B2 Battery container having cruciform vent and cover Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8268468B2 Battery can having off-center vent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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