Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Keith Johnston

16Patents
7h-index
12Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 3, 1990 → Oct 7, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5050826A Body support apparatus Human Necessities 39 Expired
US8630077B2 Circuits and methods for limiting open circuit voltage of photovoltaic strings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US8809671B2 Optoelectronic device with bypass diode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US8563849B2 Diode and heat spreader for solar module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US9190839B2 Circuits and methods for limiting open circuit voltage of photovoltaic strings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US8426974B2 Interconnect for an optoelectronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US8786095B2 Interconnect for an optoelectronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US9397611B2 Photovoltaic systems with local maximum power point tracking prevention and methods for operating same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9923374B2 Photovoltaic systems with local maximum power point tracking prevention and methods for operating same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11894805B2 Device for reducing the open circuit voltage of a solar system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9472691B2 Device for shunting current from photovoltaic circuit near the open circuit voltage and/or disconnecting solar module of a solar system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9710005B2 Parallel bus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9735729B2 Circuits and methods for limiting open circuit voltage of photovoltaic strings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9685573B2 Diode and heat spreader for solar module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9927827B2 Electrical independence of tracker rows Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9537036B2 Interconnect for an optoelectronic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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