James M. Martin
27Patents
10h-index
48Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 3, 1973 → Jul 18, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4893679A | Heat-responsive element for fire protection sprinklers or the like | Human Necessities | 55 | Expired |
| US4901799A | Sprinkler head having protuberant ridge valve seat | Human Necessities | 54 | Expired |
| US5755055A | Shot shell BB holder | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 29 | Expired |
| US5236002A | Domestic water supply shutoff valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US5438322A | Thermal sensor for detection of potential mechanical failures and transmission of temperature warning signals | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US9880047B2 | Fiber optic distributed vibration sensing with directional sensitivity | Physics | 20 | Active |
| US8464454B2 | Modular adaptive gun | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US4639138A | Fiber-optic rotation rate sensor having dual interferometer loops | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US7397970B2 | Automatic scene correlation and identification | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US6715451B2 | Fuel-fired heating appliance with combustion air shutoff system having frangible temperature sensing structure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US4798633A | Nickel-base alloy heat treatment | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US6776125B2 | Methods of operating a fuel-fired heating apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US3987361A | Nuclear magnetic resonance temperature equilibration and method for oil in wax determination | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US7757682B2 | Magazine assembly for presenting a pressure cartridge to a compressed gas powered device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Active |
| US9880048B2 | Fiber optic distributed vibration sensing with wavenumber sensitivity correction | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US5761840A | Loader and toggle link assembly for gun | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Expired |
| US3971434A | Apparatus and method for oil-in-wax determination | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US5433166A | Railway light signal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US6964248B2 | Fuel-fired heating appliance with temperature-based fuel shutoff system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US6814031B2 | Combustion air shutoff apparatus for a fuel-fired heating appliance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US6893253B2 | Fuel-fired heating appliance with temperature-based fuel shutoff system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Expired |
| US10309394B1 | Portable solar powered water pumping system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US8020331B2 | Linear bolt mechanism for a gun | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US11612158B2 | Water movement system and method for controlling water breeding insect populations | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US10399256B1 | Sealed circuit card assembly | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.