Patrick J. Murphy
36Patents
14h-index
39Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 11, 1988 → Sep 19, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5594398A | Ground fault interrupter wiring device with improved moveable contact system | Electricity | 119 | Expired |
| US5510760A | Ground fault interrupter wiring device with improved latching and actuating components | Electricity | 72 | Expired |
| USD731432S1 | Universal serial bus electrical wiring device | General | 65 | Active |
| US7154718B1 | Protection device with power to receptacle cut-off | Electricity | 58 | Expired |
| US4872081A | Duplex electrical receptacle with voltage surge suppression | Electricity | 57 | Expired |
| USD451479S | Multimedia receptacle box | General | 37 | Expired |
| US6199264A | Method of assembling a ground fault interrupter wiring device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| USD744950S1 | Universal serial bus (USB) electrical wiring device | General | 28 | Active |
| USD730835S1 | Universal serial bus (USB) electrical wiring device | General | 24 | Active |
| US7239491B1 | Protective device with miswire protection | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US8299799B2 | Electrical device with miswire protection and automated testing | Electricity | 18 | Active |
| US8643220B1 | Toggle switch and variable actuator control | Electricity | 17 | Active |
| US5917391A | Transient voltage surge suppressor having a switch with overtravel protection | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US5905622A | Transient voltage surge suppressor with internal barriers | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| USD505758S1 | Electrical control device | General | 12 | Expired |
| USD945371S1 | USB receptacle device | General | 11 | Active |
| US6430017B1 | Thermal protection for surge suppressors | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US10204732B2 | Dielectric stack, an isolator device and method of forming an isolator device | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| USD455128S1 | Safety switch cover | General | 4 | Expired |
| US11044022B2 | Back-to-back isolation circuit | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US5923517A | Transient voltage surge suppressor with a reversible on-off switch assembly | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| US8102226B2 | Protection device with a sandwiched cantilever breaker mechanism | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US11450469B2 | Insulation jacket for top coil of an isolated transformer | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US8946944B2 | Toggle switch and variable actuator control | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US6417448B1 | Safety switch | Electricity | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.