John R. Ford
19Patents
11h-index
18Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: May 15, 1952 → Nov 5, 2002
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5186596A | Loading and unloading apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 71 | Expired |
| US4892427A | Seal for a dosage dispenser tube | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Expired |
| US5407342A | Apparatus for manufacturing a composite product | Performing Operations; Transporting | 36 | Expired |
| US5746630A | Combination wet marine exhaust muffler and water separator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 33 | Expired |
| USD431403S | Flat sheet shelf display | General | 28 | Expired |
| US4713029A | Inverted flow marine engine exhaust muffler | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 25 | Expired |
| US4733997A | Method of producing chair mats and the like involving edge trimming | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US6761409B2 | Head restraint guide sleeve | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US6502905B2 | Floor mat and integrated foot rest | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US4630036A | Early warning of marine cooling system failure | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US4865093A | Apparatus and method of producing chair mats and the like | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6820419B2 | Marine wet exhaust system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US6226984A | Marine wet exhaust system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US4268884A | Current sensing circuit | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US6688696B2 | Automatic articulating seat assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US4598278A | Early warning of marine cooling system failure | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US5969300A | Wet marine exhaust muffler | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US3985033A | Apparatus for erecting a true vertical axis | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US4000786A | Marine muffler | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.