Inventor · Georgetown, TX, US

John W. Irwin

18Patents
12h-index
11Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 15, 1971 → Mar 15, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5321806A Method and apparatus for transmitting graphics command in a computer graphics system Physics 106 Expired
US4703420A System for arbitrating use of I/O bus by co-processor and higher priority I/O units in which co-processor automatically request bus access in anticipation of need Physics 91 Expired
US5321810A Address method for computer graphics system Physics 74 Expired
US4469026A Method and apparatus for controlling drying and detaching of printed material Performing Operations; Transporting 73 Expired
US5315698A Method and apparatus for varying command length in a computer graphics system Physics 68 Expired
US4695945A Processor I/O and interrupt filters allowing a co-processor to run software unknown to the main processor Physics 65 Expired
US5315696A Graphics command processing method in a computer graphics system Physics 45 Expired
US4000779A Blowoff baffle Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired
US4757441A Logical arrangement for controlling use of different system displays by main proessor and coprocessor Physics 27 Expired
US4833596A Logical arrangement for controlling use of different system displays by main processor and co-processor Physics 26 Expired
US5008816A Data processing system with multi-access memory Physics 23 Expired
US4275968A System for controlling and sequencing a printer Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US4031521A Multimode programmable machines Physics 9 Expired
US4859815A Serial link transparent mode disparity control Electricity 5 Expired
US4218856A Connector for sloped roof deck Fixed Constructions 5 Expired
US4496954A Reservo interval determination in an ink jet system Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US4187691A Heat pump bypass valve arrangement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Expired
US9213744B2 Perturbing search results Physics 0 Active

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