Inventor · Issaquah, WA, US

Richard D. Jones

44Patents
16h-index
17Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 24, 1980 → Apr 26, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4909041A Residential heating, cooling and energy management system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Expired
US4645908A Residential heating, cooling and energy management system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Expired
US4698978A Welded contact safety technique Electricity 73 Expired
US6107941A Traffic control system and kit Physics 49 Expired
USD767616S1 Portion of a smart camera display panel with an animated computer icon General 44 Active
US6591169B2 Method and computer program product for controlling the actuators of an aerodynamic vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired
US4809516A Residential heating cooling and energy management system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US6522263B2 Traffic control system and kit Physics 38 Expired
US5064370A Molar distalizing appliance Human Necessities 37 Expired
US4685307A Residential heating, cooling and energy management system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US4736186A Emergency warning signal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US7835013B2 Interferometric detection system and method Physics 29 Active
US4547761A Distress light and signal system Physics 29 Expired
US8527118B2 Automated safe flight vehicle Physics 26 Active
US6866225B2 Method and system for presenting moving simulated images in a moving vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US4753080A Cold storage method and apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US4655051A Heat exchange system with reversing receiver flow Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US7357352B2 Air vehicle assembly and an associated control system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US4351161A Method and apparatus for using solar energy to augment a refrigerant heating and cooling system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US7070150B2 Method and system for presenting moving simulated images in a moving vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US8269654B2 Flashing beacon Physics 13 Active
US7255306B2 Method and computer program product for controlling the control effectors of an aerodynamic vehicle Physics 12 Expired
US6814330B2 Method and computer program product for controlling the control effectors of an aerodynamic vehicle Physics 10 Expired
US8255098B2 Variably manned aircraft Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US8081087B2 Flashing beacon Physics 8 Active

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