Inventor · Lincoln Park, MI, US

John Thomas Ricks

22Patents
6h-index
28Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 31, 2003 → Jun 20, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8154227B1 Model train control system Human Necessities 68 Expired
US7264208B2 Control for operating features of a model vehicle Human Necessities 17 Expired
US10227810B2 Priority driven power side door open/close operations Fixed Constructions 13 Active
US8892276B1 Model train control system Human Necessities 9 Active
US7458545B1 System for sending commands to train cars based on location in train Human Necessities 8 Active
US7926427B1 Force sensitive coupler for trains Human Necessities 7 Active
US10323442B2 Electronic safe door unlatching operations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9487140B2 Closure lock status display system and related method Fixed Constructions 4 Active
US10119308B2 Powered latch system for vehicle doors and control system therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9937430B2 Model train control system Human Necessities 4 Active
US9937431B2 Model train control system Human Necessities 3 Active
US10584526B2 Priority driven power side door open/close operations Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US10369870B2 Operating mechanism for rear hinged fully sealed independent side operating doors Fixed Constructions 3 Active
US7437642B1 Model train command protocol using front and back error bytes Electricity 2 Active
US8393931B2 System and method for redirecting smoke effects in a model vehicle Human Necessities 1 Active
US9850690B2 Motor vehicle door lock status system and related method Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US11555336B2 Electronic safe door unlatching operations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11466484B2 Powered latch system for vehicle doors and control system therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10323444B2 Window short drop for a vehicle with an electronic latch Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US10113338B2 Motor vehicle door lock status system and related method Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US10737560B2 Operating mechanism for rear hinged fully sealed independent side operating doors Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US10434429B2 Model train control system Human Necessities 0 Active

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