Inventor · Oak Brook, IL, US

Stephen J. McShane

20Patents
20h-index
11Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 17, 1995 → Nov 5, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6081098A Method and apparatus for charging a battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 213 Expired
US5821756A Electronic battery tester with tailored compensation for low state-of charge Physics 211 Expired
US5574355A Method and apparatus for detection and control of thermal runaway in a battery under charge Electricity 207 Expired
US5757192A Method and apparatus for detecting a bad cell in a storage battery Physics 205 Expired
US6104167A Method and apparatus for charging a battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 194 Expired
US6313608A Method and apparatus for charging a battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 190 Expired
US6329793A Method and apparatus for charging a battery Physics 167 Expired
US6586941B2 Battery tester with databus Physics 139 Expired
US6759849B2 Battery tester configured to receive a removable digital module Physics 105 Expired
US6941234B2 Query based electronic battery tester Physics 90 Expired
US7012433B2 Battery tester upgrade using software key Physics 87 Expired
US7498767B2 Centralized data storage of condition of a storage battery at its point of sale Physics 83 Active
US6998847B2 Electronic battery tester with data bus for removable module Physics 83 Expired
US8306690B2 Battery tester for electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Active
US7791348B2 Battery tester with promotion feature to promote use of the battery tester by providing the user with codes having redeemable value Physics 63 Active
US7034541B2 Query based electronic battery tester Physics 62 Expired
US7363175B2 Query based electronic battery tester Physics 58 Active
US7940053B2 Battery tester with promotion feature Physics 57 Active
US9496720B2 System for automatically gathering battery information Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US9335362B2 Battery tester for electric vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active

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