Inventor · Lostwithiel, GB

Alan Pritchard

19Patents
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7Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 4, 1986 → Nov 9, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5061135A Thread tapping screw Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US6494656B1 Self-tapping screw, blank and method for joining thin workpieces and production method for the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US4769527A Thermal image generating device Physics 17 Expired
US5722808A Threaded fastener system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US6089806A Blank for self-tapping fastener Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US6494655B1 Self-tapping screw and method for joining thin workpieces Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US6261040A Self-tapping fastener Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US6712708B2 Self-tapping screw, blank and method for joining thin workpieces and production method for the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US7722304B2 Thread locking/prevailing torque fastener and fastener assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US9404524B2 High performance thread rolling screw/bolt for use in an unthreaded nut anchor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US4946804A Aperture forming method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US9835193B2 Fastener system comprising an externally threaded bolt and an internally threaded nut for the avoidance of cross-threading of the mating threads during assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9957993B2 Recessed head fastener and driver combination Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US10690170B2 Fastener system comprising an externally threaded bolt and an internally threaded nut for the avoidance of cross-threading of the mating threads during assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US6089986A Die for forming self-tapping fastener blank Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US9752977B2 Corrosion sensor Electricity 1 Active
US5619060A Thermal picture synthesizer device for generating a thermal image Physics 1 Expired
US4924854A Detection devices Human Necessities 1 Expired
US8684646B2 Thread forming fastener Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.