Claude McFarlane
17Patents
7h-index
24Co-inventors
66Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 1, 1987 → Nov 10, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.