Inventor · Mount Holly, NC, US

John C. West

8Patents
7h-index
11Co-inventors
60Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 12, 1980 → Sep 21, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6225596A Portable welding unit Performing Operations; Transporting 83 Expired
US8285411B2 Region-based supports for parts produced by solid freeform fabrication Performing Operations; Transporting 74 Active
US8046097B2 Region-based supports for parts produced by solid freeform fabrication Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Active
US5483026A Rotary seismic shear-wave source Physics 12 Expired
US4396881A Means indicating a condition of charge in a battery charger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4916270A Mig welder cutting head attachment Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US4373212A Light blocking lens for welder helmet Human Necessities 7 Expired
US5260545A Welding power supply Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired

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