Daniel C. Shimek
29Patents
16h-index
11Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 15, 1977 → Jan 6, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5000162A | Clean burning glowing ember and gas log burner system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 71 | Expired |
| US4793322A | Direct-vented gas fireplace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 70 | Expired |
| US4112913A | Free standing heating unit | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 40 | Expired |
| US4875464A | Clean burning gas log burner system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 33 | Expired |
| US4424792A | Induced draft system for residential heaters | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 31 | Expired |
| US5647340A | Convertible dual direct-vented fireplace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 28 | Expired |
| US5263471A | Solid fuel clean burning zero clearance fireplace | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US5775408A | Integrated gas fireplace and air conditioner system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 25 | Expired |
| US5996575A | Low cost prefabricated fireplace with fiber insulation firebox | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
| US6006743A | Indoor-outdoor portable gas burner | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
| US5016609A | Direct vented multi glass side fireplace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US5890485A | Dancing flame control system for gas fireplaces | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 20 | Expired |
| US5941237A | Universal non-porous fiber reinforced combustion chamber fireplace | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US7342202B2 | Electric grill | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US5076254A | Direct vented multi glass side fireplace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US5218953A | Variable high efficiency gas burning fireplace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Expired |
| US5688568A | Enhanced glowing logs and method | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US8030598B2 | Electric grill | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| US5191877A | Insertable gas conversion unit | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| USD559620S1 | Grill hood | General | 12 | Expired |
| US6019099A | Heat removal system for fireplaces | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US5479916A | Low profile gas burner fireplace table | Human Necessities | 11 | Expired |
| US6048195A | Hollow ceramic fiber burner-log element | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US5429495A | Method and apparatus for enhancing the length and color of gas flames | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US4852548A | Universal fireplace assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.