Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Keith Ball

18Patents
10h-index
32Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 17, 1975 → Nov 22, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5100176A Tongue assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US5138749A Tongue assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6454306B1 Gas generator for seat belt pretensioner Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US4006362A Shroud for storing radioactive spent nuclear fuel cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5496068A Inertia sensitive buckle for seat belt pretensioner system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5328249A Seat belt system Human Necessities 16 Expired
US4802900A Laboratory animal carrier filter bag Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5222278A Tongue assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6902195B2 Seat belt pretensioner Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US5672273A In-line filter with flange seal Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US7839415B2 Method and system for improved internet color Electricity 8 Active
US7664864B2 Meta content distribution network Physics 8 Expired
US7339595B2 Method and system for improved internet color Electricity 7 Expired
US5295713A Tongue assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US7114590B2 Vehicle occupant protection system including a device for sensing tension in seat belt webbing Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US7865827B2 Method for operating a data processing system Physics 3 Active
US8600622B2 Intelligent arrangement buckle switch for seat belts Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US8345060B2 Method and system for improved internet color Electricity 1 Active

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