Inventor · Los Altos, CA, US

John Patrick Petro

22Patents
9h-index
6Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 26, 1979 → Oct 8, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6501357B2 Permanent magnet actuator mechanism Electricity 56 Expired
US7061152B2 Rotor-stator structure for electrodynamic machines Electricity 30 Expired
US7294948B2 Rotor-stator structure for electrodynamic machines Electricity 23 Expired
US5752811A Linear actuator mechanism for converting rotary to linear movement including one end pulley Line attached to the stationary anchor and other end attached to the take-up drum Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4266650A Coupling hinge for two conveyors Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US7719159B2 Apparatus and method for constructing electrodynamic machines Electricity 18 Active
US8330317B2 Conical magnets and rotor-stator structures for electrodynamic machines Electricity 16 Active
US7884522B1 Stator and rotor-stator structures for electrodynamic machines Electricity 11 Active
US7239058B2 Rotor-stator structure for electrodynamic machines Electricity 10 Expired
US7205693B2 Rotor-stator structure for electrodynamic machines Electricity 8 Expired
US8471425B2 Rotor-stator structures including boost magnet structures for magnetic regions having angled confronting surfaces in rotor assemblies Electricity 7 Active
US8072106B2 Stator and rotor-stator structures for electrodynamic machines Electricity 7 Active
US7982350B2 Conical magnets and rotor-stator structures for electrodynamic machines Electricity 7 Active
US7004446B2 Bistable dual-magnet valve unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US8072115B2 Foil coil structures and methods for winding the same for axial-based electrodynamic machines Electricity 6 Active
US8543365B1 Computer-readable medium, a method and an apparatus for designing and simulating electrodynamic machines implementing conical and cylindrical magnets Electricity 4 Active
US8330316B2 Rotor-stator structures including boost magnet structures for magnetic regions in rotor assemblies disposed external to boundaries of conically-shaped spaces Electricity 4 Active
US7573170B2 Motor modules for linear and rotary motors Electricity 3 Active
US7576468B2 Commutation of brushless electrodynamic machines Electricity 2 Active
US8283832B2 Sculpted field pole members and methods of forming the same for electrodynamic machines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9093874B2 Sculpted field pole members and methods of forming the same for electrodynamic machines Electricity 1 Active
US8319144B2 Apparatus and method for constructing three-dimensional laminated shapes for field pole structures Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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