David M. Rix
16Patents
8h-index
36Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 29, 1990 → Dec 15, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6149073A | Ceramic plunger for internal combustion engine high pressure fuel system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Expired |
| US5417403A | Captured ring and threaded armature solenoid valve | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US7156368B2 | Solenoid actuated flow controller valve | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US5072709A | Fuel injection for an internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US5192026A | Fuel injectors and methods for making fuel injectors | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US7334741B2 | Fuel injector with injection rate control | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US5377636A | Solenoid operated pump-line-nozzle fuel injection system and inline pump therefor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US5020203A | Fuel injector installation and removal tool for an internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US5067464A | Fuel injector for an internal combustion engine | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US6824081B2 | Needle controlled fuel injector with two control valves | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US5292072A | Fuel injectors and methods for making fuel injectors | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US5899383A | Ceramic fuel injector timing plunger | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US9151289B2 | Fuel pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US7248041B2 | Device and method for measuring transient magnetic performance | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US9133801B2 | Fuel injector with injection control valve spring preload adjustment device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
| US11421637B2 | High pressure diesel fuel pump pumping element | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.