Inventor · Fargo, ND, US

Jon Thomas Jacobson

19Patents
10h-index
26Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: May 13, 1996 → Feb 18, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5936234A Seed planter monitoring system with optical sensors Physics 61 Expired
US5847389A Seed monitoring system for counting seeds as they are dispensed through seed tubes in an air seeding system Physics 39 Expired
US5831542A Air seeder blockage monitoring system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US7396254B2 Flexible electrical connector/housing assembly Electricity 22 Expired
US5831539A Air seeder blockage monitoring system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7445490B2 Integrated overmolded cable seal and gasket for an electronic module Electricity 18 Active
US6377462B1 Circuit board assembly with heat sinking Electricity 17 Expired
US8545237B2 Connector for interconnecting conductors of circuit boards Electricity 17 Active
US6837725B1 Connector assembly Electricity 11 Expired
US5857054A Apparatus and method for removably positioning optical fiber to circuit board component in enclosure Physics 11 Expired
US7372701B2 Cantilever mounted electronic module with rigid center backbone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US10326236B1 Electrical connector with automatic latching Electricity 6 Active
US7354280B2 Modular power distribution system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US9490525B2 Resilient antenna mast Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US7754985B2 Electronic switch assembly with configurable functionality Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7554044B2 Self-configuring operator control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7589971B2 Reconfigurable heat sink assembly Electricity 1 Active
US10707611B2 Electrical connector with automatic latching Electricity 1 Active
US5834764A Non-imaging collector element for inputting seed monitoring signals to detector or optical fiber Physics 0 Expired

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