John E. Thompson
49Patents
12h-index
50Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: May 31, 1978 → Dec 28, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.