Inventor · Richmond, VA, US

Mary Ellen Counts

26Patents
23h-index
63Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 1, 1989 → Apr 28, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5060671A Flavor generating article Human Necessities 1,010 Expired
US5144962A Flavor-delivery article Human Necessities 982 Expired
US5388594A Electrical smoking system for delivering flavors and method for making same Human Necessities 686 Expired
US5865185A Flavor generating article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 669 Expired
US5591368A Heater for use in an electrical smoking system Human Necessities 606 Expired
US5269327A Electrical smoking article Human Necessities 567 Expired
US5505214A Electrical smoking article and method for making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 535 Expired
US5369723A Tobacco flavor unit for electrical smoking article comprising fibrous mat Human Necessities 522 Expired
US5954979A Heater fixture of an electrical smoking system Human Necessities 476 Expired
US6688313B2 Electrical smoking system and method Human Necessities 422 Expired
US5479948A Electrical smoking article having continuous tobacco flavor web and flavor cassette therefor Human Necessities 386 Expired
US5666978A Electrical smoking system for delivering flavors and method for making same Human Necessities 336 Expired
US5692525A Cigarette for electrical smoking system Human Necessities 336 Expired
US5613504A Flavor generating article and method for making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 316 Expired
US5730158A Heater element of an electrical smoking article and method for making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 290 Expired
US5692526A Cigarette for electrical smoking system Human Necessities 247 Expired
US5708258A Electrical smoking system Human Necessities 246 Expired
US5666976A Cigarette and method of manufacturing cigarette for electrical smoking system Human Necessities 243 Expired
US5750964A Electrical heater of an electrical smoking system Human Necessities 242 Expired
US5915387A Cigarette for electrical smoking system Human Necessities 235 Expired
US6418938B1 Brush cleaning unit for the heater fixture of a smoking device Human Necessities 202 Expired
US6116247A Cleaning unit for the heater fixture of a smoking device Human Necessities 130 Expired
US5816263A Cigarette for electrical smoking system Human Necessities 126 Expired
USD537561S1 Two shell and slide cigarette packs joined side-to-side with outerwrap General 17 Expired
USD539474S1 Two flip top cigarette packs joined end-to-end with outerwrap General 8 Expired

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