Inventor · Durham, NC, US

John J. Trainor

43Patents
15h-index
29Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 23, 1992 → Oct 14, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8829821B2 Auto commissioning lighting fixture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Active
US8912735B2 Commissioning for a lighting network Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Active
US5428551A Tap changer monitor apparatus and method Physics 51 Expired
US5500806A Data logging in a voltage regulator controller Physics 42 Expired
US9888546B2 Lighting fixture sensor network Electricity 41 Active
US5844550A Man-machine interface Physics 40 Expired
US5552696A Multiple setpoint configuration in a voltage regulator controller Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US9572226B2 Master/slave arrangement for lighting fixture modules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US9750112B2 Lighting fixture sensor network Electricity 34 Active
US6181331A Man-machine interface Physics 33 Expired
US9706617B2 Handheld device that is capable of interacting with a lighting fixture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US5619121A Load voltage based tap changer monitoring system Physics 22 Expired
US5568398A Electronic operations counter for a voltage regulator controller Physics 18 Expired
US9795016B2 Master/slave arrangement for lighting fixture modules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US8823272B2 Emergency lighting systems including bidirectional booster/charger circuits Electricity 16 Active
US5901070A Voltage regulator controller having means for automatic configuration of accessory devices Physics 15 Expired
US5455505A Removable field programmable data memory storage module Physics 13 Expired
US6072305A Electronic tap position indication system Physics 8 Expired
US5633580A Direct load current sensing for predicted regulator tap position Physics 8 Expired
US9723696B2 Handheld device for controlling settings of a lighting fixture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9872367B2 Handheld device for grouping a plurality of lighting fixtures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US5642290A Expansion chassis for a voltage regulator controller Physics 6 Expired
US9723673B2 Handheld device for merging groups of lighting fixtures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9560703B2 Dimming control for emergency lighting systems Electricity 4 Active
US5751222A Reconfigurable communications module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired

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