John M. Winter
31Patents
13h-index
31Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 23, 1974 → Apr 24, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4616200A | Circuit breaker | Electricity | 44 | Expired |
| US5245302A | Automatic miniature circuit breaker with Z-axis assemblable trip mechanism | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US6685492B2 | Sockets for testing electronic packages having contact probes with contact tips easily maintainable in optimum operational condition | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
| US5302787A | Automatic miniature circuit breaker with Z-axis assemblable contact assembly | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
| US6992496B2 | Apparatus for interfacing electronic packages and test equipment | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US5250918A | Automatic miniature circuit breaker with Z-axis assemblage current response mechanism | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US7315176B2 | Electrical test probes, methods of making, and methods of using | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US5539167A | Blade suspension assemlby for a circuit breaker | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| USD317906S | Energy management circuit breaker | General | 14 | Expired |
| US5363076A | Circuit breaker having spring biased blade suspension | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US7545159B2 | Electrical test probes with a contact element, methods of making and using the same | Electricity | 14 | Active |
| US5692599A | Toggle spring for a circuit breaker | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US5430419A | Double break circuit breaker having improved secondary section | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US5083103A | Energy management accessory for circuit breaker | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US4906967A | Electronic circuit breaker with withstand capability | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US4326579A | Method of forming a filament through melt extraction | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US4829147A | Circuit breaker with positive contact indication | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US4731692A | Circuit breaker trip solenoid assembly | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US4737606A | Circuit breaker arc stack assembly | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US4399420A | Main circuit breaker | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US7355132B1 | Side-mounted lock-off accessory for a circuit breaker | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US7362114B2 | Apparatus for interfacing electronic packages and test equipment | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US4916419A | Circuit breaker contact assembly | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US5680081A | Circuit breaker having double break mechanism | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US5698990A | Counterforce spring assembly for printed circuit board test fixtures | Physics | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.