Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

John Houston

20Patents
10h-index
42Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 27, 1986 → Jan 25, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6558620B1 Liquid cleaning and sterilization method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US6319479A Closure for a hinged sterilizer door Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6585943B1 Liquid cleaning and sterilization system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5249392A Apparatus for opening and closing a chamber door Fixed Constructions 23 Expired
US10726644B2 Fleet maintenance management for autonomous vehicles Physics 16 Active
US6416144B1 Sterilizer horizontal motorized sliding door closure Fixed Constructions 16 Expired
US10775806B2 Autonomous-vehicle dispatch based on fleet-level target objectives Physics 15 Active
US5566508A Drive system for a sliding chamber door Fixed Constructions 14 Expired
US5237777A Apparatus for eliminating slack in motorized cables Fixed Constructions 12 Expired
US6942224B2 Inflatable seal Human Necessities 10 Expired
US4706511A High angle link hinge Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US9881076B2 Facilitating management of user queries and dynamic filtration of responses based on group filters in an on-demand services environment Physics 4 Active
US10341279B2 Action links Electricity 4 Active
US5863498A Decontamination apparatus door unit Fixed Constructions 4 Expired
US5894014A Steam decontamination apparatus Human Necessities 2 Expired
US10585925B2 Facilitating management of user queries and dynamic filtration of responses based on group filters in an on-demand services environment Physics 1 Active
US11587373B2 Fleet maintenance management for autonomous vehicles Physics 1 Active
US12430960B2 Fleet maintenance management for autonomous vehicles Physics 0 Active
US12190297B2 Vehicle service center dispatch system Physics 0 Active
US11868140B2 Autonomous-vehicle dispatch based on fleet-level target objectives Physics 0 Active

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