Inventor · Knoxville, TN, US

Frank Payne

13Patents
6h-index
3Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 20, 1975 → Feb 4, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4306127A Corrosion sensor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US3960124A Pollutant emission control system and a combined electric switch and temperature responsive valve thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4479039A Electrical switch construction and method of making the same Electricity 9 Expired
US4392034A Electrical switch construction Electricity 8 Expired
US4488341A Method of making a fluid pressure actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4401964A Combined temperature responsive valve construction and electrical switch construction and method of making the same Electricity 7 Expired
US4357589A Temperature responsive electrical switch construction, parts therefor and methods of making the same Electricity 6 Expired
US4342894A Electrical switch construction diaphragm seal therefor and methods of making the same Electricity 6 Expired
US4590670A Method of making an electrical switch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7035509B2 Semiconductor optical waveguide device Physics 4 Expired
US4314532A Method and apparatus for translating frequency of mechanical movement into a pneumatic signal Physics 2 Expired
US6853775B2 Semiconductor optical waveguide device Physics 2 Expired
US4169971A Electrical switch construction Electricity 1 Expired

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