Patrick Ballu
78Patents
11h-index
26Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: May 14, 1982 → Nov 28, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5323963A | Nozzle for spraying liquid including a deformable outlet orifice | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 64 | Expired |
| USD312297S | Hand sprayer | General | 29 | Expired |
| US4881687A | Portable liquid sprayer, particularly for the treatment of plants | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US4936483A | Receptacle which can be dismantled and which can withstand an internal pressure | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Expired |
| US4982898A | Device for projecting a treatment product onto plants | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US4561591A | Mobile apparatus for spraying a liquid for the treatment of plants | Human Necessities | 17 | Expired |
| USD307628S | Hand sprayer | General | 17 | Expired |
| US4473188A | Machine for spraying a treatment liquid, especially for the treatment of plants and soils | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US9339023B2 | Spraying apparatus for agricultural machine with cartographic piloting | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US5125578A | Rapid-change nozzle-support device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US6659367B2 | Sprayer device for spraying a liquid coating product | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US9919330B2 | Installation for spraying a coating material | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Active |
| US4872467A | Device for rinsing containers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US7946511B2 | Appliance for manual and localized spraying | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US7726524B2 | Magnetically-coupled valve | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Active |
| US4947986A | Apparatus for introducing a metered quantity of product into a vessel | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US5454522A | Apparatus for breaking solid objects | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US9445540B2 | Device and method for dispensing a liquid product that is to be sprayed onto a surface | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Active |
| US4949900A | Cardboard container for compacting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US5222614A | Apparatus for treating soil or vegetation, comprising a boom which can pivot in relation to longitudinal and transverse axes | Human Necessities | 7 | Expired |
| US4930531A | Device for cleaning the inside of a container with a jet of liquid | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| USD311571S | Hand sprayer | General | 7 | Expired |
| USD568441S1 | Spray | General | 7 | Expired |
| US5372305A | Mobile device for treating arborescent plants | Human Necessities | 7 | Expired |
| US6378783B1 | Automatic gun with a membrane for spraying a product | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.