James R. Steele
47Patents
14h-index
16Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 27, 1974 → Oct 28, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6502865B1 | Pipe coupler and method of coupling | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Expired |
| US6637514B1 | Recovery of production fluids from an oil or gas well | Fixed Constructions | 47 | Expired |
| US5761225A | Optical fiber amplifier eled light source with a relative intensity noise reduction system | Electricity | 41 | Expired |
| US7111687B2 | Recovery of production fluids from an oil or gas well | Fixed Constructions | 40 | Expired |
| US5137359A | Digital phase modulator for fiber optic sagnac interferometer | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US5913602A | On-the-go mixing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US4200412A | Control for pneumatic conveying system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US5295659A | Shaft seal for butterfly valve | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Expired |
| US5393035A | Flow control valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US3952956A | Bin aerator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US6364520B1 | Conduction mixers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US4836499A | Butterfly valves | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US4976288A | Tubing bend for pneumatic conveying system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US5274201A | Noise muffler for an air blower | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US6074136A | Multi-port pneumatic switch | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US7438090B2 | Booster valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US4313699A | Quick mount high pressure booster valves | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US4264244A | Diverter valves | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6007234A | Fluid injector | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US3955413A | Electrical system for electromagnetically measuring flow of fluid | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US5921369A | Limp liner for conveying apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US4944598A | Continuous flow air blender for dry granular materials | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US7267475B2 | Blender | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US5486916A | Fiber depolarizer using heated fiber coil and fusion splicer and two polarization preserving fibers and method | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US5949930A | Apparatus and method for scale factor stabilization in interferometric fiber optic rotation sensors | Physics | 9 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.