Inventor · San Carlos, CA, US

Samuel A. Johnson

56Patents
18h-index
64Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 27, 1985 → Aug 23, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5264761A Programmed control module for inductive coupling to a wall switch Electricity 235 Expired
US5126634A Lamp bulb with integrated bulb control circuitry and method of manufacture Electricity 212 Expired
US6859218B1 Electronic display devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 195 Expired
US4683481A Thermal ink jet common-slotted ink feed printhead Performing Operations; Transporting 175 Expired
US5504395A Lamp bulb having integrated RFI suppression and method of restricting RFI to selected level Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 173 Expired
US5030890A Two terminal incandescent lamp controller Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US7631834B1 Aerial robot with dispensable conductive filament Performing Operations; Transporting 59 Active
US7510142B2 Aerial robot Performing Operations; Transporting 52 Expired
US4680859A Thermal ink jet print head method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US5652481A Automatic state tranition controller for a fluorescent lamp Electricity 47 Expired
US9290269B2 Spooler for unmanned aerial vehicle system Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Active
US5861720A Smooth switching power control circuit and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US7140954B2 High pressure cleaning and decontamination system Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired
US5861721A Smooth switching module Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US5537010A Voltage-comparator, solid-state, current-switch starter for fluorescent lamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US7204208B2 Method and apparatuses to remove slag Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US6469530B1 Method and apparatus for testing of ball grid array circuitry Electricity 23 Expired
US5214354A Electronic control module (ECM) for controlling lighting functions of a lamp bulb and method of manufacture Electricity 19 Expired
US5757145A Dimming control system and method for a fluorescent lamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5708330A Resonant voltage-multiplication, current-regulating and ignition circuit for a fluorescent lamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
USRE35220E Two terminal controller General 16 Expired
US5504394A Lamp bulb having integrated lighting function control circuitry and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US10755463B1 Audio-based face tracking and lip syncing for natural facial animation and lip movement Physics 11 Active
US5631523A Method of regulating lamp current through a fluorescent lamp by pulse energizing a driving supply Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US10507914B2 Spooler for unmanned aerial vehicle system Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active

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