Inventor · Tiburon, CA, US

John Osborn

18Patents
8h-index
8Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 21, 1977 → Apr 1, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4083245A Variable orifice gas flow sensing head Physics 121 Expired
US5821921A Cursor controller having cross-translating platforms with a cantilevered handle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US4403514A Pneumotachograph with pitot-like tubes Human Necessities 48 Expired
US4197857A System for measurement of oxygen uptake and respiratory quotient Physics 36 Expired
US4202352A Apparatus for measurement of expired gas concentration in infants Human Necessities 36 Expired
US6016753A Explosive pipe cutting Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 32 Expired
US4197858A Sensing liquid trap for respiratory gas analyzing systems Human Necessities 25 Expired
US9366419B2 Self-contained, portable utility light and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active
US5004870A Polar co-ordinate digitizer Physics 8 Expired
US7206132B2 Lenslet array for beam homogenization Physics 7 Expired
US6107991A Cursor controller for use with a computer having a grippable handle Physics 6 Expired
US7394595B2 Lenslet array for beam homogenization Physics 4 Active
US7126582B2 Absolute coordinate, single user-interface element pointing device Physics 3 Expired
US4922618A Polar co-ordinate digitizer Physics 3 Expired
US7738176B2 Lenslet array for beam homogenization Physics 1 Active
US8786544B1 Low RSI absolute coordinate mouse using optical three-dimensional sensing with mouse click functions Physics 1 Active
US7538758B2 Absolute coordinate, single user-interface element pointing device Physics 0 Active
US7355794B2 Lenslet array for beam homogenization Physics 0 Active

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