Inventor · Oak Brook, IL, US

Kevin Patrick Murphy

35Patents
11h-index
60Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 15, 1976 → Apr 29, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5920808A Method and apparatus for reducing key-up distortion by pre-heating transistors Electricity 134 Expired
US6125868A Method and apparatus for maintaining valves in a water distribution system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US5740835A Valve connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US5186199A Conduit stopper Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5690139A Valve construction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6810903B1 Conduit flow controller Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5799985A Tube testing connector Physics 14 Expired
US11061406B2 Object action classification for autonomous vehicles Physics 14 Active
US8756860B1 Plant hanger with watering system Human Necessities 12 Active
US6790308B2 Method and apparatus for making clutch plate with multi segment friction material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US8695626B2 Systems and methods for valve insertion and linestopping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US4057974A Constant boiling mixtures of 1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane and octafluorocyclobutane Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US4055049A Constant boiling mixtures of 1,2-difluoroethane and 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4057973A Constant boiling mixtures of 1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane and 2-chloroheptafluoropropane Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US4054036A Constant boiling mixtures of 1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane and cis-1,1,2,2-tetrafluorocyclobutane Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US10977573B1 Distantly supervised wrapper induction for semi-structured documents Physics 6 Active
US5909129A Low cost microstrip phase detector Electricity 6 Expired
US4101436A Constant boiling mixtures of 1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane and hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US5321233A Electrofusion fitting and sealing method for distribution line Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US4224795A Method for converting heat energy to mechanical energy with monochlorotetrafluoroethane Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US4055054A Constant boiling mixtures of dichloromonofluoromethane and 1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US8466965B2 Wall plate digital television antenna signal meter and method Electricity 5 Active
US11087201B2 Neural architecture search using a performance prediction neural network Physics 4 Active
US11163989B2 Action localization in images and videos using relational features Physics 3 Active
US8636247B2 Closed gas generator and micro power unit including the same Electricity 3 Active

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