Inventor · Durham, NC, US

John Roberts

90Patents
23h-index
46Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 28, 1977 → May 10, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5207492A Mirror assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 482 Expired
US5361190A Mirror assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 464 Expired
US5014167A Visual signaling apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 455 Expired
US5481409A Mirror assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 419 Expired
US5355284A Mirror assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 326 Expired
US5528422A Mirror coating Performing Operations; Transporting 252 Expired
USD363920S Electrical circuit board General 247 Expired
US5619374A Mirror coating Performing Operations; Transporting 226 Expired
US5619375A Mirror coating Performing Operations; Transporting 195 Expired
US7777166B2 Solid state luminaires for general illumination including closed loop feedback control Physics 84 Active
US8240875B2 Solid state linear array modules for general illumination Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 73 Active
US7926300B2 Adaptive adjustment of light output of solid state lighting panels Physics 57 Active
US8823630B2 Systems and methods for providing color management control in a lighting panel Electricity 44 Active
US7952544B2 Partially filterless liquid crystal display devices and methods of operating the same Physics 39 Active
US8651685B2 Apparatus and methods for backlight unit with vertical interior reflectors Physics 36 Active
US7789529B2 LED lighting units and assemblies with edge connectors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US8836624B2 Partially filterless and two-color subpixel liquid crystal display devices, mobile electronic devices including the same, and methods of operating the same Physics 34 Active
US5005009A Method and apparatus for multiple object viewing Physics 31 Expired
US7690812B2 Apparatus and methods for conformable diffuse reflectors for solid state lighting devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US9706619B2 Lighting fixture with image sensor Electricity 30 Active
US5128659A Instrument display apparatus Physics 29 Expired
US9826598B2 Lighting fixture with improved power management Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US8998444B2 Solid state lighting devices including light mixtures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US7872430B2 Solid state lighting panels with variable voltage boost current sources Electricity 23 Active
US5439725A Floor mat for an overland vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired

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