Inventor · Fitchburg, WI, US

Claude McFarlane

17Patents
7h-index
24Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 1, 1987 → Nov 10, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5354230A Food processing system with simplified loading and transfer Human Necessities 40 Expired
US6013880A Material supporting apparatus Physics 20 Expired
US7472785B2 Conveyor system with automatic incline Human Necessities 19 Active
US6241451A Distributor apparatus for spreading materials Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US6024305A Discharge apparatus for discharging materials Human Necessities 9 Expired
US5253569A Serpentine food processing with closed-loop recirculation Human Necessities 8 Expired
US9010991B2 Sequential start clutch for a material mixing machine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US7766105B2 System and method of implementing a soft-start PTO clutch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US4817511A Food product press Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US7347614B2 Split drive apparatus for a vertical mixer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6206306A Discharge apparatus for discharging materials Human Necessities 4 Expired
US5398598A Food processing transport system Human Necessities 4 Expired
US8646967B2 Enhanced reel for agricultural mixer Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
USD741374S1 Hammer for a spreader apparatus General 1 Active
US9832922B2 Material spreader Human Necessities 0 Active
US10595456B2 Material spreader Human Necessities 0 Active
US10322387B2 Enhanced reel mixer drive Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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