Inventor · Irvine, CA, US

Patrick M. Murphy

31Patents
11h-index
23Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: May 19, 1987 → Sep 5, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9996089B2 Flow sensor devices and systems Physics 26 Active
US10948320B2 Flow sensor devices and systems Physics 24 Active
US11150118B2 Flow sensor devices and systems Physics 24 Active
US4949098A Thermal printhead controlling means Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US5069722A Cleaning zebramussels from water pipes Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US11402248B2 Flow sensor devices and systems Physics 20 Active
US5960593A Collapsible building Fixed Constructions 14 Expired
US6020918A Pipe inspection apparatus Physics 13 Expired
US4860025A Thermal transfer printing process Physics 12 Expired
US11639863B2 Flow sensor devices and systems Physics 12 Active
US4855756A Thermal transfer printing apparatus including means for controlling printing on irregularly-shaped letters Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US4758002A Indoor baseball Human Necessities 11 Expired
US11768092B2 Flow sensor devices and systems Physics 10 Active
US4943181A Quick disconnect with locking feature for pick and place devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
USD871486S1 Imaging device for viewing reflected light General 9 Active
US4899172A Method and apparatus for perforating indicia on used thermal transfer ribbon within a cassette Physics 9 Expired
US6155402A Conveyor system Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US5623876A Apparatus and method for positioning a printing mechanism between stations in a mail handling apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US10645916B2 Integrated lighting system in a carbon fiber boom and method thereof Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US4982988A Side panel clamp mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US4926193A Thermal transfer ribbon cartridge including ribbon perforating means Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US4857942A Apparatus for processing irregularly-shaped letters in a thermal printer Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US11112011B1 Controllably opening water supply line doors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10806105B2 System of integrated passageways in a carbon fiber boom and method thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US6857375B2 Traction pins for railway cars Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Expired

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