Inventor · Pewaukee, WI, US

Paul A. Tharman

26Patents
12h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 7, 1975 → Mar 24, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5606851A Battery-powered lawn cutting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 91 Expired
US7053497B2 Monitoring system for a generator Electricity 62 Expired
US6230678A Starting and stopping device for internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US6386169B1 Starting and stopping device for internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US5619845A Battery-powered lawn cutting system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6311663A Starting and stopping device for internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6263852A Starting and stopping device for internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6542074B1 Monitoring system for an internal combustion engine Physics 27 Expired
US6260529A Starting and stopping device for internal combustion engine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US4270509A Breakerless ignition system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US6975216B2 System and method for indicating fluid condition Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US6752110B2 Electromechanical choke system for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US4684917A Low oil warning circuit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US4995357A Engine shut-off circuit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US4233534A Connections for small engine auxiliary electrical system Electricity 10 Expired
US5050371A Lawnmower ignition shut-off switch Human Necessities 9 Expired
US4986228A Low oil pressure interlock switch Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US4984543A Oil pressure interlock switch powered by the engine starter Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US4915068A Internal combustion engine with integral stator and regulator Electricity 7 Expired
US6830023B2 Electromagnetic choke system for an internal combustion engine Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6818825B2 Regulator connector assembly for small engine Electricity 4 Expired
US5031587A Internal combustion engine with integral stator and regulator Electricity 4 Expired
US4971001A Engine shut-off system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US4430984A Bracket for breakerless ignition system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
USRE28960E Method of mass producing alternator stators for small engines General 1 Expired

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