Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

Mark A. Johnston

37Patents
11h-index
50Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 10, 1986 → Aug 17, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9033973B2 System and method for DC tissue impedance sensing Human Necessities 244 Active
US5190112A Rotary hoe extension Human Necessities 70 Expired
US5189620A Control system for gas turbine helicopter engines and the like Physics 45 Expired
US4947770A Coulter and fertilizer applicator linkage arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US7168376B2 Seed boot for a seeding machine Human Necessities 28 Expired
US5303142A Control system for gas turbine helicopter engines and the like Physics 25 Expired
US8051289B2 Electronic document management and delivery Physics 21 Active
US8617154B2 Current-fed push-pull converter with passive voltage clamp Human Necessities 19 Active
US4986200A Depth gauge wheel Human Necessities 14 Expired
US5046923A Helicopter autorotation detection and recovery Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US7487732B2 Boot with scraper for a fertilizer opener in an agricultural machine Human Necessities 11 Active
US5595131A Flexible and resilient supports for a grain box Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US8006996B1 Collapsible work cart Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US4817046A Detection of engine failure in a multi-engine aircraft Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US9265560B2 System and method for detecting and suppressing arc formation during an electrosurgical procedure Human Necessities 5 Active
US8340793B2 Architecture using integrated backup control and protection hardware Physics 4 Active
US9770283B2 Systems and methods for improving efficiency of electrosurgical generators Human Necessities 4 Active
US9625894B2 Multi-channel control switchover logic Physics 3 Active
US9839469B2 Systems and methods for improving efficiency of electrosurgical generators Human Necessities 3 Active
US9449746B2 Methods of manufacturing planar transformers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9483032B2 Multi-channel protection logic Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US5055317A Method for coating elongated workpieces Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US10869712B2 System and method for high frequency leakage reduction through selective harmonic elimination in electrosurgical generators Human Necessities 1 Active
US11090106B2 Control systems for electrosurgical generator Human Necessities 1 Active
US9196414B2 Planar transformers having reduced termination losses Human Necessities 0 Active

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