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John L. MacFarlane — 15 Patents

SOSonos: 13 patents #91 of 446Top 25%
Montecito, CA: #9 of 44 inventorsTop 25%
California: #40,789 of 386,348 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #307,048 of 4,157,543Top 8%
15 Patents All Time
John L. MacFarlane has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sonos. The first was granted in 1984 and the most recent in August 2023. John L. MacFarlane ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list John L. MacFarlane in Montecito, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–15 of 15 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11733768 Power control based on packet type Steve F. Holmgren 2023-08-22 $2,426,000
11157069 Power control based on packet type Steve F. Holmgren 2021-10-26
10372200 Power decrease based on packet type Steve F. Holmgren 2019-08-06
10303240 Power decrease based on packet type Steve F. Holmgren 2019-05-28 $1,826,000
10254822 Power decrease and increase based on packet type Steve F. Holmgren 2019-04-09 $6,499,000
10228754 Power decrease based on packet type Steve F. Holmgren 2019-03-12 $3,365,000
10126811 Power increase based on packet type Steve F. Holmgren 2018-11-13 $2,458,000
10061379 Power increase based on packet type Steve F. Holmgren 2018-08-28
9252721 Power decrease based on packet type Steve F. Holmgren 2016-02-02
9246442 Power increase based on packet type Steve F. Holmgren 2016-01-26
8843224 Method and system for controlling amplifiers Steve F. Holmgren 2014-09-23
8024055 Method and system for controlling amplifiers Steve F. Holmgren 2011-09-20
7792311 Method and apparatus for automatically enabling subwoofer channel audio based on detection of subwoofer device Steve F. Holmgren, Jonathan P. Lang, L. Dexter Bates 2010-09-07
D302285 Golf club head 1989-07-18
4463816 Load cell assembly for conveyor weighing of bulk material 1984-08-07