Inventor · Knoxville, TN, US

Francis E. LeVert

30Patents
13h-index
14Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 4, 1977 → Sep 24, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6282814A Spring cushioned shoe Human Necessities 98 Expired
US6886274B2 Spring cushioned shoe Human Necessities 59 Expired
US6665957B2 Fluid flow system for spring-cushioned shoe Human Necessities 48 Expired
US7159338B2 Fluid flow system for spring-cushioned shoe Human Necessities 36 Expired
US7219447B2 Spring cushioned shoe Human Necessities 36 Expired
US4722610A Monitor for deposition on heat transfer surfaces Physics 33 Expired
US5299367A Hair drying curler apparatus Human Necessities 27 Expired
US5541464A Thermionic generator Electricity 25 Expired
US6865824B2 Fluid flow system for spring-cushioned shoe Human Necessities 24 Expired
US4277727A Digital room light controller Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US7441347B2 Shock resistant shoe Human Necessities 20 Expired
US8696683B2 Apparatus for removing an object from a lumen Human Necessities 19 Active
US6353656B1 Radioisotope based x-ray residual stress analysis apparatus Physics 17 Expired
US4805454A Continuous fluid level detector Physics 13 Expired
US5711324A Hair drying curler apparatus Human Necessities 13 Expired
US6442779B1 Portable feet elevator Human Necessities 12 Expired
US4316180A Directional detector of changes in a local electrostatic field Physics 11 Expired
US5443108A Upwardly deployed privacy blind Fixed Constructions 10 Expired
US5256878A Self powered detector based monitor for radiographic cameras Physics 9 Expired
US7235057B2 Adjustable foot elevator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4091288A Threshold self-powered gamma detector for use as a monitor of power in a nuclear reactor Physics 6 Expired
US6583617B2 Barkhausen noise measurement probe with magnetoresistive sensor and cylindrical magnetic shield Physics 6 Expired
US4136282A Directional detector of gamma rays Physics 6 Expired
US4259575A Directional gamma detector Physics 5 Expired
US4218043A Manual automobile pusher Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired

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