Inventor · Waterloo, ON, CA

John E. Thompson

49Patents
12h-index
50Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: May 31, 1978 → Dec 28, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5692497A Microprocessor-controlled ventilator system and methods Human Necessities 270 Expired
US6053674A Dust collector assembly for drilling tools Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US6843192B1 Personal watercraft having a preformed rub rail Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US5016861A Mounting of a single transverse leaf spring for vehicles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US4305069A Personal smoke and fire detector and warning unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5087417A Control of senescence in fruits, vegetables and flowers Human Necessities 19 Expired
US6774284B1 DNA encoding a plant lipase, transgenic plants and a method for controlling senescence in plants Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US6867237B1 DNA encoding apoptosis-induced eucaryotic initiation factor-5A and deoxyhypusine synthase and a method for controlling apoptosis in animals and humans Human Necessities 17 Expired
US6538182B1 DNA encoding a plant deoxyhypusine synthase, a plant eukaryotic initiation factor 5A, transgenic plants and a method for controlling senescence programmed and cell death in plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6855529B2 DNA encoding a plant deoxyhypusine synthase, a plant eukaryotic initiation factor 5A, transgenic plants and a method for controlling senescence programmed and cell death in plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6878860B1 DNA encoding a plant deoxyhypusine synthase, a plant eukaryotic initiation factor 5A, transgenic plants and a method for controlling senescence programmed and cell death in plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6849782B2 Arabidopsis antisense deoxyhypusine synthase molecule and method of inhibiting deoxyhypusine synthase expression in plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6880475B1 Personal watercraft ergonomic footwells Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
USD476613S1 Watercraft splash guard General 9 Expired
US6681712B1 Foam maintenance center for personal watercraft Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6345585B1 Personal watercraft with child's grab handle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6808433B1 Exhaust system located on one side of the hull of a personal watercraft Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
USD485799S1 Watercraft footwell pad pattern General 6 Expired
USD482316S1 Watercraft mirror General 6 Expired
US8151024B2 Reconfigurable virtual backplane systems and methods Electricity 6 Active
USD422535S Boat trailer bunk guide General 3 Expired
US6897359B2 Carnation antisense deoxyhypusine synthase molecule and method of inhibiting deoxyhypusine synthase expression in plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US7381708B2 Suppression of eIF5A1 expression by the use of antisense oligonucleotides for the prevention of retinal cell death in the glaucomatous eye Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6900368B2 Tomato antisense deoxyhypusine synthase molecule and method of inhibiting deoxyhypusine synthase expression in plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US7217517B2 Nucleic acids, polypeptides, and methods for modulating apoptosis Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired

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