Inventor · New Hill, NC, US

John Charles Phillips

17Patents
13h-index
11Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 23, 1996 → Jan 26, 2001

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6961368B2 Adaptive antenna optimization network Electricity 172 Expired
US5708428A Method and apparatus for providing backlighting for keypads and LCD panels Electricity 95 Expired
US5839058A Recyclable cellular telephone and method and apparatus for supporting the use of a recyclable cellular telephone within a cellular telephone network Electricity 93 Expired
US5870459A Recyclable cellular telephone and method and apparatus for supporting the use of a recyclable cellular telephone within a cellular telephone network Electricity 88 Expired
US6151486A Magnetic latch and release device and radiotelephones incorporating same Electricity 79 Expired
US6058293A Frame structure for cellular telephones Electricity 66 Expired
US6240301A Diversity antenna in a SIM card package Electricity 50 Expired
US5818915A Recyclable cellular telephone and method and apparatus for supporting the use of a recyclable cellular telephone within a cellular telephone network Electricity 49 Expired
US5748455A Electromagnetic shield for a radiotelephone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US6400965B1 Cellular phone handset SIM card reader and method for testing and updating a cellular phone handset memory Physics 39 Expired
US6002921A Lockable radiotelephone cradle Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US6078792A Water-exposure protection for a mobile radio communication device Electricity 26 Expired
US6763015B1 Communication devices, methods, and computer program products for establishing concurrent calls on a single TDMA carrier frequency Electricity 14 Expired
US5859622A Mechanically controlled velocity extender system for antennas Electricity 11 Expired
US5987311A Apparatus for enabling a keypad in response to antenna extension Electricity 9 Expired
US6297778A Apparatus and method for ensuring proper antenna position Electricity 8 Expired
US6285432A Method and apparatus for locating LCD connectors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired

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