Inventor · Greensboro, NC, US

John S. McSpadden

13Patents
9h-index
16Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 25, 1981 → Oct 16, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6089284A Preconditioning a fuel dispensing system using a transponder Physics 183 Expired
US4876653A Programmable multiple blender Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US4986445A Gasoline dispenser with valve control through an air gap Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US4938054A Ultrasonic linear meter sensor for positive displacement meter Physics 41 Expired
US6087954A System for enabling handicapped individuals to use gasoline dispensers Electricity 36 Expired
US4781066A Linear sensing apparatus for positive displacement meter Physics 29 Expired
US4793589A Piston valve with proportional solenoid controlled pilot valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US6253779A Blending system and method using an auxiliary measuring device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5871651A Electronic filter status sensor Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US8042376B2 Fuel dispenser utilizing pressure sensor for theft detection Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US7725271B2 Nozzle snap flow compensation Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US8444014B2 System and method for fraud detection by low flow rate monitoring at a fuel dispenser Physics 8 Active
US4366938A Grip for cable or the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired

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