Inventor · Murrieta, CA, US

Gary C. Bethurum

37Patents
17h-index
16Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 21, 1979 → Nov 7, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5563771A IC card with board positioning means Electricity 67 Expired
US5364292A Cable harness assembly for IC card Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US5546278A IC card protective cover Electricity 46 Expired
US5411402A Connector assembly for IC card Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US5477426A IC card with board positioning means Electricity 40 Expired
US5477421A Shielded IC card Physics 37 Expired
US5754404A IC card rear board-connector support Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US4521062A Electrical connector with optional grounding element Electricity 32 Expired
US5689405A IC card rear board support Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US5563770A IC card with board positioning means Electricity 30 Expired
US5779496A Sliding connector block system for electronic devices Electricity 29 Expired
US5538437A Connector assembly for IC card Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US7281942B2 Releasable wire connector Electricity 23 Active
US5947771A Audio/power jack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7988481B2 Electrical disconnect with push-in connectors Electricity 18 Active
US5573409A Interconnector Electricity 18 Expired
US7771217B2 Electrical disconnect with push-in connectors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US5823796A Audio/power jack for IC card Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5548485A IC card rigidized cover Physics 16 Expired
US7753718B2 Electrical disconnect with push-in connectors Electricity 16 Active
US5295867A Edge connector shield Electricity 15 Expired
US7527509B1 Electrical disconnect with push-in connectors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US5993248A Battery connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5554045A Latch for IC card connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5807126A Low profile connector system Electricity 12 Expired

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