Inventor · Irvine, CA, US

John Dinkel

21Patents
15h-index
2Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 28, 1997 → Jun 12, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6148261A Personal communication system to send and receive voice data positioning information Physics 652 Expired
US6009355A Multimedia information and control system for automobiles Performing Operations; Transporting 319 Expired
US6330497A Multimedia technique for operating devices in a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 138 Expired
US6529824B1 Personal communication system for communicating voice data positioning information Physics 110 Expired
US6175782A System and method for adjusting climate control in vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 105 Expired
US6131060A Method and system for adjusting settings of vehicle functions Performing Operations; Transporting 84 Expired
US6587759B2 Technique for effectively providing information responsive to a notable condition in a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 62 Expired
US6233506A Technique for effectively locating an object Performing Operations; Transporting 60 Expired
US6459961B1 Technique for providing information upon a notable condition in a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 48 Expired
US6922616B2 Technique for effectively maintaining components of a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Expired
US6868335B2 Personal communication system for communicating voice data positioning information Physics 41 Expired
US6449535B1 Method and system for adjusting a function in a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US6438465B1 Technique for effectively searching for information in a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US6859687B2 Technique for temporal climate control in a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US6542795B2 Technique for providing information and control responsive to a request in a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US7062362B2 Technique for preconditioning climate control in a vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US6587758B2 Technique for adopting an adjustment of a vehicle function Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US8700312B2 Personal communication system to send and receive voice data positioning information Physics 9 Active
US7702455B2 Personal communication system to send and receive voice data positioning information Physics 2 Active
US9297657B2 Personal communication system to send and receive voice data positioning information Physics 1 Active
US9387760B2 Multimedia information and control system for automobiles Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active

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