Inventor · Pittsburgh, PA, US

David E. Hughes

11Patents
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11Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 28, 1977 → Apr 18, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4201210A Veterinary ocular ring device for sustained drug release Human Necessities 61 Expired
US5452738A Crashworthy solenoid actuated valve for CNG powered vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US5562117A Crashworthy solenoid actuated valve for CNG powered vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4328020A Melting glass with reduced NO.sub.x emissions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US5474104A Refueling check valve for compressed natural gas powered vehicles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US4706929A Pneumatically operated valve with manual override and lockout Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US4776562A Dual piston pneumatically operated valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US4211386A Slow opening cylinder valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US7792265B2 Call completion service in case of called party unavailability Electricity 3 Active
US5125622A Cylinder valve connection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US8483126B2 Multi-network mobile communications systems and/or methods Electricity 0 Active

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