Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

TACO, INC.

36Patents
14Active
36Granted
44Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 26, 1981 → Nov 12, 2021 · 4 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5622221A Integrated zoning circulator with priority controller Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 133 Expired
US5540414A Actuator and zone valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 46 Expired
US5466995A Zoning circulator controller Electricity 40 Expired
US5131623A Actuator and zone valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US6186471A Electronic motorized zone valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6371440B1 Electronic motorized zone valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US9401631B2 Brushless DC motor with permanent magnet rotor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US4404483A Method of fabricating a wet-rotor circulator and circulator produced thereby Electricity 18 Expired
US5054516A Automatic flow control valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5205534A Actuator and zone valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US5524670A Automatic flow control valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5174546A Actuator and zone valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US5443207A Integrated zoning circulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6290207A Electronic motorized zone valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4993010A Laser disk cassette selecting system Physics 10 Expired
US6250323A Electronic motorized zone valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7992527B2 Water feed controller for a boiler Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US6112545A Single pipe closed loop reverse flow cooling and dehumidification system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US5664939A Circulator pump check valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US8511296B2 Solar heating systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US6742816B2 Pipe flange and piping system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US7044398B2 Integrated fixture for transferring heat between higher and lower-temperature loops in a hydronic heating system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US8594853B2 Electronically controlled hot water recirculation pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US7317993B2 Fluid detector recognizing foam and surge conditions Physics 4 Expired
US7708010B2 Solar heating systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

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