Inventor · Sunderland, GB

John C. Wilkinson

20Patents
9h-index
31Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 15, 1976 → Feb 15, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7966659B1 Distributed learn mode for configuring a firewall, security authority, intrusion detection/prevention devices, and the like Electricity 114 Active
US5890086A Removable programmable cartridge for a lift truck control system Physics 46 Expired
US8327130B2 Unique identification of entities of an industrial control system Electricity 44 Active
US5687081A Lift truck control system Physics 41 Expired
US7434283B2 Discrete cell body support and method for using the same to provide dynamic massage Human Necessities 27 Expired
US4038584A Protective arrangement for dependent switching circuits Electricity 18 Expired
US5441372A Rock bolt shell and cone Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US7878004B2 Method and device for optimizing a light-up procedure of a gas turbine engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active
US7990967B2 Firewall method and apparatus for industrial systems Electricity 9 Active
US5554934A Method and apparatus for locating a buried element of inductive material using probe with detector coils Physics 9 Expired
US8015409B2 Authentication for licensing in an embedded system Electricity 5 Active
US8774186B2 Firewall method and apparatus for industrial systems Electricity 4 Active
US9078795B1 Cushioning device and method of cushioning a body Human Necessities 2 Active
US10182954B2 Cushioning device and method Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9613195B2 Secondary security authority Physics 1 Active
US9767308B2 Custom security policies for multiple objects Physics 1 Active
US10091208B2 Firewall method and apparatus for industrial systems Electricity 1 Active
US8590317B2 Gas turbine engine starting method and control device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10360355B2 Secondary security authority Physics 0 Active
US9369436B2 Firewall method and apparatus for industrial systems Electricity 0 Active

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