Inventor · Kettering, OH, US

John Sparkman

16Patents
12h-index
36Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 4, 1994 → Nov 26, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5498030A Air bag module Performing Operations; Transporting 119 Expired
US5409256A Driver-side air bag module assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US5690354A Air bag module Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US9687401B2 Person support apparatuses having exercise therapy features Human Necessities 27 Active
US5560648A Air bag deployment bias apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US5803486A Air bag module with mounting and diffuser bracket Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US6203061A Variable output air bag module with PAV heat sink Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US5687987A Air bag module with clamshell cover Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US5605350A Air bag fold and method Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US5700028A Air bag module with energy absorbing mounting bracket Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US6799777B2 Apparatus and methods of venting gas in an airbag module Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US6196582A Variable output inflator for an air bag Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US8037905B2 Gas fill process and inflator weld design simplification Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US8701230B2 Core instability system Human Necessities 1 Active
US7959185B2 Inflator bottle for combustible gas mixture Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10426370B2 Electromyographic controlled vehicles and chairs Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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