Inventor · Cottage Grove, MN, US

Gary W. Gauer

15Patents
8h-index
13Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 3, 1985 → Sep 22, 2003

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4765507A Pressure vessel with an improved sidewall structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4740262A Method of manufacturing a pressure vessel with an improved sidewall structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US4722797A Method for regeneration of a water softener Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
USD436081S Control box cover for a water heater General 13 Expired
US5544072A Method for regeneration of a water softener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6785466B1 Electric water heater having balanced wattage density water heating Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
USD421107S Water heater tank General 9 Expired
US5371831A Electrical heating element assembly for water heater Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
USD310260S Water heater General 8 Expired
USD437922S Junction box cover for a water heater General 7 Expired
US6143217A Method of manufacturing a water heater Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6349169B1 Attachment structure for vessel fitting Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US4735511A Temperature sensing device for thin-walled thermoplastic pressure vessels Physics 4 Expired
USD440287S Water heater top General 3 Expired
US6164486A Integral telescoping vessel joint and method for using the same Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Expired

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