Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Gerald S. Baker

27Patents
15h-index
15Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 14, 1978 → Apr 28, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4837539A Magnetic sensing proximity detector Electricity 70 Expired
US4997162A Shearing gate valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US4862426A Method and apparatus for operating equipment in a remote location Fixed Constructions 33 Expired
US4911410A Shearing gate valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US5839765A Metal seal ring for tubular joint Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US6321843A Preloading type connector Fixed Constructions 27 Expired
US4705062A Choke and improved needle tip therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US4827963A Heat sensitive shaft locking apparatus and valve using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US4871143A Gate valve with supplemental actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US6152167A Valve actuator with emergency shutdown feature Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5046376A Shaft locking or manual operating apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US4921207A Actuated gate valve with manual override Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6231027A High torque rotating actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4194718A Choke Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US4240609A Flow control apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US6948715B2 Seal assembly with accumulator ring Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US4925154A Gate valve with supplemental actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4844407A Valve override mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US6315264A Fast-closing stepping actuator for a valve member Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US6267419A Remotely actuated and locked hub clamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5109881A Temperature sensitive control valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4193307A Apparatus for indicating subsea well head pressure Physics 7 Expired
US5261446A Self-contained emergency shutdown valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US5201336A Fire safe valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7654164B2 Travel multiplying device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired

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