Inventor · LaFayette, NY, US

Howard H. Fraser, Jr.

44Patents
16h-index
23Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 31, 1979 → Dec 10, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5333460A Compact and serviceable packaging of a self-contained cryocooler system Physics 119 Expired
US5200872A Internal protection circuit for electrically driven device Electricity 82 Expired
US5118260A Scroll compressor protector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 68 Expired
US6058727A Refrigeration system with integrated oil cooling heat exchanger Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 56 Expired
US6799951B2 Compressor degradation detection system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 52 Expired
US7114349B2 Refrigerant system with common economizer and liquid-suction heat exchanger Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 49 Expired
US6571576B1 Injection of liquid and vapor refrigerant through economizer ports Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 41 Expired
US4993928A Scroll compressor with dual pocket axial compliance Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 41 Expired
US5899091A Refrigeration system with integrated economizer/oil cooler Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US4904165A Muffler/check valve assembly for scroll compressor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 33 Expired
US4396361A Separation of lubricating oil from refrigerant gas in a reciprocating compressor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US5040956A Magnetically actuated seal for scroll compressor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US5042150A Method of assembling a scroll compressor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US5035589A Method and apparatus for reducing scroll compressor tip leakage Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US4992032A Scroll compressor with dual pocket axial compliance Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US5017107A Slider block radial compliance mechanism Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US5247736A Method of manufacturing a multipiece eccentric shaft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4946361A Horizontal scroll compressor with oil pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US6658867B1 Performance enhancement of vapor compression system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US5037281A Tip seal for scroll compressor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US5145345A Magnetically actuated seal for scroll compressor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US6955059B2 Vapor compression system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5007808A Slotted rotor lubrication system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
USD345009S Self-contained portable cryogenic cooling unit to be used to cool electronic components General 10 Expired
US5076772A Slider block radial compliance mechanism with integral deflection bearing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired

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