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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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David Johnston — 13 Patents

FRFreightliner: 2 patents #24 of 111Top 25%
MLMitel Semiconductor Limited: 2 patents #3 of 53Top 6%
SASartec: 1 patents #9 of 21Top 45%
WIWilliams Controls Industries: 1 patents #3 of 10Top 30%
Z(Zarlink Semiconductor (Us): 1 patents #64 of 156Top 45%
RTX (Raytheon): 1 patents #8,290 of 15,912Top 55%
Abbott: 1 patents #4,702 of 5,509Top 90%
Boston Scientific Scimed: 1 patents #3,337 of 4,174Top 80%
Lawrence, NJ: #23 of 260 inventorsTop 9%
New Jersey: #6,737 of 69,400 inventorsTop 10%
Overall (All Time): #362,438 of 4,157,543Top 9%
13 Patents All Time
David Johnston has been granted 13 US patents while listed as an inventor at Freightliner. The first was granted in 1997 and the most recent in January 2021. David Johnston ranks #362,438 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 8.7%). Patent records list David Johnston in Lawrence, NJ, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1997 to 2021Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2001.peak 41997: 1 patents19971998: 1 patents19982001: 4 patents20012002: 1 patents20022004: 1 patents20042008: 1 patents20082013: 1 patents20132014: 1 patents20142017: 1 patents20172021: 1 patents2021

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–13 of 13 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10888349 Medical device handles and related methods Peter J. Pereira 2021-01-12 $33,310,000
9579101 Surgical stapling device and method Michael P. Whitman, Peter Datcuk 2017-02-28
8746533 Surgical stapling device and method Michael P. Whitman, Peter Datcuk 2014-06-10
8352114 Method and apparatus for docking a robotic device with a charging station Grinnell More, Timothy Root, Barret Wolber 2013-01-08
7441942 System and method for applying an additive to a material stream Larry C. McNeff, Clayton V. McNeff, Peter G. Greuel 2008-10-28
6683509 Voltage controlled oscillators Richard Albon 2004-01-27 $3,435,000
6494694 Disposable infusion cassette with low air bubble retention and improved valves Mike Lawless, Alex P. Soberon, Scott M. Defenbaugh, John Gjata, Robert Brose 2002-12-17 $55,981,000
6264222 Retractable stairway assembly for a vehicle Michael K. Smith, Nasser Zamani, William G. Massey, III, Luis A. Novoa, Michael von Mayenburg +3 more 2001-07-24
6249482 Synchronous memory Richard Albon, Alan Martin 2001-06-19
6198678 Semiconductor memories Richard Albon, Martin Alan 2001-03-06
6178364 Method of controlling a retractable stairway assembly Paul J. Delurey, Michael K. Smith, Nasser Zamani, William G. Massey, III, Luis A. Novoa +3 more 2001-01-23
5774042 Device for providing tactile indication of pedal position 1998-06-30
5621603 Pulse width modulated solenoid driver controller William B. Adamec, Ronald J. Columbus, James A. Gosse, Steven V. Leone, Francesco Servidone 1997-04-15 $15,581,000