Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

John Thomas

24Patents
10h-index
44Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 7, 1976 → Oct 7, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5858556A Multilayer composite tubular structure and method of making Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 378 Expired
US8850490B1 Consuming paid media in an internet-based content platform Electricity 145 Active
US5550966A Automated presentation capture, storage and playback system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Expired
US10079872B1 Subscription levels in an internet-based content platform Electricity 51 Active
US7734435B2 Systems and methods for monitoring moving surfaces using light signals Physics 26 Active
US8095328B2 Systems and methods for monitoring moving surfaces Physics 24 Active
US9509798B1 Subscriptions to paid channels of an internet-based content platform Electricity 24 Active
US5603554A Rear axle assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US7587327B2 Order scheduling system and method for scheduling appointments over multiple days Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US8905932B2 Non-invasive characterization of human vasculature Human Necessities 16 Active
US7028574B1 Sled system for mounting parking brake and shift assemblies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4036397A Container with easy open top Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US8725299B2 Customer equipment profile system for HVAC controls Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US7776189B2 Method and apparatus for electropolishing metallic stents Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Active
US9876741B1 Methods, systems, and media for facilitating user interactions while watching media content Electricity 6 Active
US9961402B1 Managing advertising attributes for channels in an internet-based content platform Electricity 5 Active
US9560400B2 Consuming paid media of a content platform Electricity 5 Active
US9309462B1 Polymer-surfactant composition for soil and method of use Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Active
US8468565B2 Method and apparatus for displaying information in response to motion picture programming Electricity 4 Active
US4071182A Method of making container with easy open top Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US10262347B1 Managing channels in an internet-based content platform Electricity 0 Active
US10438257B1 Method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for managing pricing of channels included in composite channels of an internet-based content platform Electricity 0 Active
US10076274B2 System and method for non-invasive detection of human cranial conditions Physics 0 Active
US8786343B2 Method, apparatus and system for sensing a signal with automatic adjustments for changing signal levels Electricity 0 Active

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