Inventor · Greenwood, IN, US

Brian K. Culley

49Patents
8h-index
21Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 30, 2001 → Aug 23, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7513377B1 Folding finger tamper-indicating band arrester Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US9074802B2 Clear ice hybrid mold Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Active
US9151527B2 Molded clear ice spheres Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US9651290B2 Thermoelectrically cooled mold for production of clear ice Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Active
US9696079B2 Rotational ice maker Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US6739466B1 Folding finger tamper-indicating band arrester Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US9080800B2 Molded clear ice spheres Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US9273891B2 Rotational ice maker Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US6695160B1 Top load seal protection feature Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US10260261B2 Refrigerator door hinge Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US9310116B2 Ice storage to hold ice and minimize melting of ice spheres Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US9074803B2 Clear ice spheres Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US9200823B2 Ice maker with thermoelectrically cooled mold for producing spherical clear ice Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US9459034B2 Method of producing ice segments Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US9470448B2 Apparatus to warm plastic side of mold Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US7621022B2 Plastic top hinge for refrigerator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9759472B2 Clear ice maker with warm air flow Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US9677808B2 Apparatus for making, storing and minimizing melting of spherical pieces of ice Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10605512B2 Method of warming a mold apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US6926162B1 Tamper indicating band arrester Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US9163867B2 Ice cube shape manipulation via heat Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9151524B2 Refrigerator with icemaker chilled by thermoelectric device cooled by fresh food compartment air Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10047996B2 Multi-sheet spherical ice making Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9599388B2 Clear ice maker with varied thermal conductivity Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9410723B2 Ice maker with rocking cold plate Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active

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