Inventor · Birmingham, GB

John M. Ironside

20Patents
14h-index
24Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 1977 → May 1, 2000

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5261236A Turbocharged engine control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US5255653A Engine throttle control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US6211631A Electrical power-assisted steering systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US4481844A Transmission system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US4328775A Closed loop control of i.c. engine idling speed Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6194849A Electrical power-assisted steering systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5157613A Adaptive control system for an engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5001645A Adaptive control system for an engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US4843556A Method and apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5193506A Engine throttle control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US6448738B1 Method of controlling an electric motor having a number of phase windings Electricity 16 Expired
US6597141B1 Position sensing in brushless motor systems Physics 16 Expired
US6330140A Method of and circuit for testing an electrical actuator drive stage Physics 16 Expired
US5074267A Engine throttle control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US5663713A Control system Physics 12 Expired
US6175793A Gearboxes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US5062404A Engine throttle control system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US5523561A Enhanced position signals in optical torque sensors Physics 7 Expired
US4151815A Operation timing control system for an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4142483A Operation timing control system for an internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired

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