Inventor · Itasca, IL, US

James E. Pearson

42Patents
9h-index
34Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 25, 1977 → Mar 13, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD806833S1 Fluid line connector General 16 Active
USD784495S1 Fluid line connector General 16 Active
US5255891A Electrically operated by-pass water valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US4516853A Laser radar adaptive tracking system Physics 15 Expired
US6722575B1 Temperature sensing adapter and automatic temperature regulating mixing valve constructed therewith Physics 14 Expired
US5226595A Vehicle passenger compartment temperature control system with multi-speed response Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US5363713A Quieted servoactuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5950765A Two stage motorized actuator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5531248A Butterfly valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6079516A Auto-matic back pressure relief muffler Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US4390991A Adaptive laser output coupler Electricity 9 Expired
US5374032A Butterfly valve assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US4129811A Emergency door opening device Fixed Constructions 8 Expired
US4477720A Adaptive optical system having automatic feedback aperture control Physics 8 Expired
US5934642A Electrically actuated pneumatically operated valve assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US11112025B2 Water valve guide tube with integrated weld ring and water valve incorporating same Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US7174734B2 Refrigerator damper with PTC heater actuation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US7140593B2 Bi-directional air flow damper having uni-directional synchronous motor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US11255450B2 Multi-port multi-plane valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US6880359B2 Flow-through rotary damper providing compartment selectivity for a multi-compartment refrigerator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US11047501B2 Normally open gas valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
USD798346S1 Rotary damper General 3 Active
US11796073B2 Six port valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US8661843B2 Ice pusher Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7649148B2 Appliance timer mechanism utilizing snap action switching Electricity 2 Active

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