Patent assignee · CA · COMPANY

Ontario Hydro

33Patents
0Active
33Granted
40Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 20, 1987 → Aug 21, 1998

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5136855A Heat pump having an accumulator with refrigerant level sensor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 79 Expired
US5859484A Radioisotope-powered semiconductor battery Physics 73 Expired
US4959523A Method and apparatus for automatically sensing the configuration of a surface area and effecting a work function thereon Physics 58 Expired
US5606213A Nuclear batteries Physics 46 Expired
US5527445A Process and apparatus for in situ electroforming a structural layer of metal bonded to an internal wall of a metal tube Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 41 Expired
US5252915A Method and apparatus for detecting stator faults in rotary dynamoelectric machines Physics 41 Expired
US5141074A Lineman's pole strap assembly Human Necessities 31 Expired
US5669224A Direct expansion ground source heat pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US5956463A Audio monitoring system for assessing wildlife biodiversity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5396172A Transformer fault analyzer Physics 26 Expired
US5143187A Energy absorber for horizontal lifelines in fall arrest systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US5516969A Waste oil decontamination process Physics 20 Expired
US5902510A Rotary microwave oven for continuous heating of materials Electricity 18 Expired
US5262717A Method and apparatus for measuring electric motor efficiency and loading Physics 16 Expired
US5191183A Apparatus for processing ceramics using microwave oven with resistance heating unit Electricity 13 Expired
US5561679A Radioluminescent semiconductor light source Electricity 12 Expired
US5538615A Metal tube having a section with an internal electroformed structural layer Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US6264172A Electric fence Human Necessities 10 Expired
US5343045A Method and device for measuring moisture content Physics 7 Expired
US5337854A Jib assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US5516415A Process and apparatus for in situ electroforming a structural layer of metal bonded to an internal wall of a metal tube Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US5286468A Producing carbon-14 isotope from spent resin waste Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US5511308A Method and apparatus for turbine blade rehabilitation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6045099A Support member for use in constructing electrified fence Electricity 6 Expired
US5291858A Sound conditioning in fish Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired

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