Inventor · Ramona, CA, US

Kevin Roach

42Patents
14h-index
24Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 20, 1988 → Dec 21, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9296461B1 Superpressure polyethylene balloon with load tapes Performing Operations; Transporting 53 Active
US9174738B1 Drag disk, small Performing Operations; Transporting 48 Active
US4878267A Resisting entry of an object into a space between the hinged edge of a door member hingedly attached to a associated jamb member and a surface of the jamb member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US9027874B1 Tendon routing at envelope apex Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Active
US9067666B1 Superpressure balloon envelope cage structure and rigging technique Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Active
US9327818B1 Ballonet for a balloon Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Active
US9139278B1 Methods and systems for turning an envelope into a parachute Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Active
US9114866B1 Tubular superpressure balloon Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Active
US9211942B1 Controlled balloon descent using straws Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Active
US9327817B1 Ballonet for a balloon Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Active
US9085348B1 Variable weft webbing for use as superpressure envelope load tendon Textiles; Paper 20 Active
US9174718B1 Internal toroid balloon Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Active
US4918907A Forming and filling flexible plastic packaging Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US9463863B1 Superpressure balloon with ballonet cut from contiguous gores Human Necessities 17 Active
US5805094A Analog interface circuits for process controllers and process monitors Physics 13 Expired
US9371123B2 System for constructing balloon envelopes Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US9925718B2 System for constructing balloon envelopes Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US5416480A Analog interface circuits for process controllers and process monitors Physics 9 Expired
US9174719B1 Tendon routing at envelope apex Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US9475567B1 Double-layered balloon envelope Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9573670B2 Ballonet for a balloon Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US9908607B1 Method for sealing the apex of a balloon directly to a rigid plate Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US11254409B2 Superpressure balloon thermal control with low-emissivity cap and active air venting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9422048B1 Tendon webbing termination plate for superpressure envelope Textiles; Paper 5 Active
US9580162B2 Ballonet for a balloon Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active

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