Inventor · Lynchburg, VA, US

John H. Flora

21Patents
9h-index
26Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: May 6, 1974 → Dec 18, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4207520A Multiple frequency digital eddy current inspection system Physics 86 Expired
US5085082A Apparatus and method of discriminating flaw depths in the inspection of tubular products Physics 80 Expired
US5426388A Remote tone burst electromagnetic acoustic transducer pulser Electricity 67 Expired
US6920792B2 Transducer guided wave electromagnetic acoustic Physics 59 Expired
US5446382A Eddy current probe having one yoke within another yoke for increased inspection depth, sensitivity and discrimination Physics 30 Expired
US4710710A Scanning apparatus and method for inspection of header tube holes Physics 22 Expired
US5491409A Multiple yoke eddy current technique for detection of surface defects on metal components covered with marine growth Physics 20 Expired
US7165453B2 Flexible electromagnetic acoustic transducer sensor Physics 11 Expired
US5689070A High temperature electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) probe and coil assemblies Physics 9 Expired
US3940803A Method and system for control of a powered prosthetic device Human Necessities 9 Expired
US6125706A High temperature electromagnetic acoustic transducer Physics 8 Expired
US4640132A Enhancement of linear scan ultrasonics Physics 8 Expired
US5511424A Remote preamplifier and impedance matching circuit for electromagnetic acoustic transducer Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US8319494B2 Pipeline inspection tool with double spiral EMAT sensor array Physics 7 Active
US5434506A Eddy current inspection with stationary magnetic fields and scanning sensor arrays Physics 7 Expired
US4124792A Eddy current probe subsystem Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US4491784A Piezoelectric moisture measuring device Physics 2 Expired
US4914975A Serpentine tube inspection positioning spine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US4914973A Serpentine tube inspection positioning spine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US4896555A Serpentine tube inspection positioning spine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US4914974A Serpentine tube inspection positioning spine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired

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