Inventor · South Burlington, VT, US

David L. Perry

30Patents
17h-index
37Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 9, 1975 → Jul 26, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5570837A Programmable digital thermostat with means for enabling temporary connection of a battery thereto Electricity 226 Expired
US6435418B1 Thermostat having an illuminated keypad and display Performing Operations; Transporting 108 Expired
USD375831S Tension and length adjuster for a shoelace or shock cord General 78 Expired
US6099018A Snowboard binding Human Necessities 61 Expired
US6554297B2 Dive resistant buckle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US7748639B2 Control of a heating and cooling system for a multi-level space Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 46 Active
US7731096B2 Controller for two-stage heat source usable with single and two stage thermostats Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 44 Active
US7475558B2 Control of a heating and cooling system for a multi-level space Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Active
US6839235B2 Embedded heat pipe for a conduction cooled circuit card assembly Electricity 30 Expired
US6729390B1 Control for heat pump with auxiliary heat source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US4634971A Portable hand-held voltage sensor with manually adjustable reference voltage for comparison with sensed voltage Physics 26 Expired
US5394760A Torque sensor for a power assist steering system Physics 25 Expired
US4943083A Signal conditioning circuit assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US6873528B2 Supplemental heat conduction path for card to chassis heat dissipation Electricity 22 Expired
US6739615B1 Snowboard binding Human Necessities 21 Expired
US4449100A Ignition system tester Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US5016908A Method and apparatus for controlling shock absorbers Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US7793510B2 Two mode thermostat with set-back temperature and humidity set-point feature Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Active
US8863536B1 Two mode thermostat with set-back temperature and humidity set-point feature Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Active
US9405303B2 Power stealing for a wireless-enabled thermostat Electricity 14 Active
US5092626A Apparatus for controlling the damping of a shock absorber Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US5028453A Method for reducing fouling Textiles; Paper 12 Expired
US6119950A Thermostat with load relay cycling feature Physics 12 Expired
US8275484B2 Stepper motor gas valve and method of control Physics 9 Active
US4019600A Anti-noise mounting means for transmissions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired

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