Inventor · Richland, MI, US

John R. Vandervoort

13Patents
11h-index
9Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 20, 1976 → Dec 16, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4754665A Auxiliary transmission section Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 136 Expired
US4788889A Mechanical transmission and control method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Expired
US5000060A Compound transmission and shift control therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US4974468A Compound transmission and shift control therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US4375172A Blocked change gear transmission utilizing resilient shifting mechanisms and improved jaw clutch assembly therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4152949A Extended range transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4192196A Blocked change gear transmission and improved blocker and jaw clutch assembly therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US9726240B2 Method and system for detecting and clearing battery power failure of electric clutch actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US4104928A Transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4640145A Multiple countershaft transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4269077A Change gear transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5069079A Self-energizing synchronizer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5052535A Positive clutch structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired

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