Inventor · Altadena, CA, US

Lon E. Bell

82Patents
32h-index
31Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 25, 1974 → Dec 13, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6119463A Thermoelectric heat exchanger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 223 Expired
US6223539A Thermoelectric heat exchanger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 193 Expired
US6598405B2 Thermoelectric power generation utilizing convective heat flow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 183 Expired
US6539725B2 Efficiency thermoelectrics utilizing thermal isolation Electricity 174 Expired
US6606866B2 Thermoelectric heat exchanger Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 174 Expired
US6700052B2 Flexible thermoelectric circuit Electricity 161 Expired
US6625990B2 Thermoelectric power generation systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 137 Expired
US6907739B2 Thermoelectric heat exchanger Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 132 Expired
US6672076B2 Efficiency thermoelectrics utilizing convective heat flow Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 123 Expired
US6637210B2 Thermoelectric transient cooling and heating systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 114 Expired
US6959555B2 High power density thermoelectric systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 107 Expired
US7111465B2 Thermoelectrics utilizing thermal isolation Electricity 103 Expired
US7178344B2 Thermoelectric heat exchanger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 99 Expired
US7246496B2 Thermoelectric based heating and cooling system for a hybrid-electric vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 87 Expired
US7231772B2 Compact, high-efficiency thermoelectric systems Electricity 86 Expired
US7426835B2 Thermoelectric personal environment appliance Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 84 Expired
USRE44272E1 Thermoelectric heat exchanger General 81 Active
US6812395B2 Thermoelectric heterostructure assemblies element Electricity 80 Expired
US7926293B2 Thermoelectrics utilizing convective heat flow Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 68 Active
US6948321B2 Efficiency thermoelectrics utilizing convective heat flow Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 67 Expired
US7273981B2 Thermoelectric power generation systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 67 Expired
US7587902B2 High power density thermoelectric systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 65 Active
US7421845B2 Thermoelectrics utilizing convective heat flow Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 62 Expired
US7608777B2 Thermoelectric power generator with intermediate loop Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Active
US9310112B2 System and method for distributed thermoelectric heating and cooling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 48 Active

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