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Sparton Corporation

68Patents
8Active
68Granted
41Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 10, 1972 → Aug 6, 2019

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5062344A Bowline knot in a braided line Textiles; Paper 347 Expired
US4892014A Electronic controller for automatic transmissions Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 92 Expired
US5311581A Remote meter reading method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US5010568A Remote meter reading method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US4628315A Addressable transducer with improved address signal processing Electricity 37 Expired
US5018610A Service brake and shift lever interlock system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US5129494A Service brake and shift lever interlock system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US8662441B2 Unmanned aerial vehicle launch system Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Active
US3978903A Tubeless tire bead seater Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US5379267A Buoyancy control system Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US5181592A Shift lever interlock system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5251877A Sheave plate and cable assembly for a tire lift/carrier winch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5125628A Sheave and cable assembly for a tire lift/carrier winch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US3972018A Electromechanical transducer Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US5161182A Remote meter reading method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5415377A Sheave assembly for a tire lift/carrier winch Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US4709360A Hydrophone transducer with negative feedback system Physics 18 Expired
US5251723A Service brake and shift lever interlock system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4399440A Addressable transducer with a variable frequency oscillation for monitoring a physical quantity Electricity 16 Expired
US3953829A Partially filled fluid damped geophone Physics 15 Expired
US4936158A Transmission shift control mechanism with park lock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5070427A Thermal switch for battery protection Electricity 14 Expired
US5289907A Shift lever interlock system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4986143A Transmission shift control mechanism with park lock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4949069A Dynamic liquid level indicator Physics 12 Expired

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