Inventor · Rancho Santa Fe, CA, US

Edwin J. Hunter

50Patents
28h-index
7Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 30, 1973 → Apr 13, 1995

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USRE32386E Sprinkler systems General 108 Expired
US4624412A Reversible turbine driven sprinkler unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Expired
US3940066A Pop-up sprinkler head having flow adjustment means Performing Operations; Transporting 87 Expired
US4568024A Oscillating sprinkler Performing Operations; Transporting 82 Expired
US4815662A Stream propelled rotary stream sprinkler unit with damping means Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US4253608A Part-circle sprinkler with reversible stator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Expired
US4471908A Pattern sprinkler head Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US4579285A Adjustable sprinkler system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US4932590A Rotary stream sprinkler unit with rotor damping means Performing Operations; Transporting 70 Expired
US4119275A Fluid spray head and method adapted to spray specific pattern Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US5423486A Pop-up sprinkler unit with floating sleeve Performing Operations; Transporting 67 Expired
US4226368A Multiple vortex dripper Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US4718605A Reversible gear oscillating sprinkler Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US4898332A Adjustable rotary stream sprinkler unit Performing Operations; Transporting 64 Expired
US4967961A Rotary stream sprinkler unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US4501391A Hose end pattern sprinkler Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US4842201A Rotary stream sprinkler unit Performing Operations; Transporting 62 Expired
US4971250A Rotary stream sprinkler unit with rotor damping means Performing Operations; Transporting 61 Expired
US4026471A Sprinkler systems Performing Operations; Transporting 60 Expired
US4867379A Rotary stream sprinkler unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US4398666A Stream rotor sprinkler Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
US4836450A Sprinkler unit with alternating stream interruptor Performing Operations; Transporting 48 Expired
US4836449A Sprinkler unit with stream deflector Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired
US4796809A Two-stage pop-up sprinkler Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired
US4198000A Stream rotor sprinkler with rotating deflectors Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired

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