Inventor · Lake Geneva, WI, US

Gordon A. Putney

26Patents
15h-index
22Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 26, 1975 → May 14, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6259228A Battery pack and protective pouch therefor Electricity 74 Expired
US5589644A Torque-angle wrench Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired
US5496139A Collet lock arrangement for power tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US5836403A Reversible high impact mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US7311022B2 Retention socket Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 36 Expired
US5309714A Ratchet tool with exhaust chamber manifold with sound dampening properties Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US5231901A Ratchet tool Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US6463811B1 Bending beam torque wrench Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US7523688B2 Retention socket Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Active
US4263996A Readily resettable torque-limiting coupling device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US5142952A Ratchet tool Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US6988430B1 Wrench with flexible ring Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US5237885A Ratchet tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5881855A Impulse wrench with wrap spring clutch assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US6244358A Trigger and clutch arrangement for power tools Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US4013807A Coating electronic components by means of fluidized bed Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6883617B2 Air auto shut-off Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US6394566B1 Workstation and spring-assisted door therefor Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US5941360A Impulse wrench with wrap spring clutch assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6851341B2 Locking drive tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4275803A Load brake Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6997269B1 Attachment for impact hammer Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US7454997B2 Axial pawl ratchet mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US5011324A Detent structure having a retaining lip with a smooth continuous outer surface free from stress-concentrating corners Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US5174742A Rotary air motor with curved tangential vanes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired

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