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Automatic Switch Company

85Patents
40Active
85Granted
46Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 29, 1975 → Jan 3, 2023 · 5 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5070252A Automatic transfer switch Electricity 89 Expired
US5032812A Solenoid actuator having a magnetic flux sensor Electricity 85 Expired
US5957158A Visual position indicator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US4921208A Proportional flow valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 66 Expired
US5565832A Solenoid with magnetic control of armature velocity Electricity 54 Expired
US5538220A Molded solenoid valve and method of making it Electricity 52 Expired
US4247077A Slow-opening valve operated by a solenoid pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 51 Expired
US5294089A Proportional flow valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 47 Expired
US5887847A Digitally controllable flow rate valve Physics 47 Expired
US4501297A Rotary valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US5199462A Valve having rocker valve member and isolation diaphragm Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US4405867A System for transferring a load between two power sources without interruption of power to the load Electricity 44 Expired
US5676342A Proportional flow valve with diaphragm pressure member Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US6003552A Rocker valve for sealing large orifices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US4244554A Springless diaphragm valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 41 Expired
US5205323A Valve and operator therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US3936782A Automatic transfer switch Electricity 40 Expired
US4021678A Automatic transfer switch Electricity 39 Expired
US4157461A Automatic transfer switch and bypass switch arrangement Electricity 38 Expired
US5748432A Method and apparatus for preventing coil induced delay in a automatic transfer switch Electricity 37 Expired
US5918852A Wide flow range proportional flow valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Expired
US5449142A Two-way cartridge valve for aggresive media Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Expired
US6155531A Proportional control value Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US4683453A Solenoid actuator with fastener Electricity 34 Expired
US5959448A Optically isolated line voltage sensing circuit Physics 33 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.