Inventor · Nashville, IL, US

Paul T. Corcoran

31Patents
17h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 12, 1985 → Oct 2, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5375610A Apparatus for the functional assessment of human activity Physics 145 Expired
US6188942A Method and apparatus for determining the performance of a compaction machine based on energy transfer Fixed Constructions 91 Expired
US7191062B2 Method and system of forecasting compaction performance Fixed Constructions 83 Expired
US5736939A Apparatus and method for determing a condition of a road Physics 80 Expired
US5607205A Object responsive implement control system Fixed Constructions 79 Expired
US6460006B1 System for predicting compaction performance Fixed Constructions 44 Expired
US8099218B2 Paving system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Active
US6742960B2 Vibratory compactor and method of using same Fixed Constructions 30 Expired
US5217321A Compactor tooth Fixed Constructions 29 Expired
US7731450B2 Method of operating a compactor machine via path planning based on compaction state data and mapping information Fixed Constructions 29 Active
US5647439A Implement control system for locating a surface interface and removing a layer of material Fixed Constructions 29 Expired
US6973821B2 Compaction quality assurance based upon quantifying compactor interaction with base material Physics 26 Expired
USD338898S Compactor tooth General 24 Expired
US6236923A Method and apparatus for controlling the inflation pressure of a pneumatic compactor Fixed Constructions 22 Expired
US5217322A Tooth for compactor wheel Fixed Constructions 22 Expired
US7623951B2 Machine and method of determining suitability of work material for compaction Fixed Constructions 18 Active
US6218935A Method and apparatus for controlling the inflation pressure of pneumatic wheels Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
USD338677S Tooth for a compactor wheel General 17 Expired
USD359054S Tip for a compactor wheel General 17 Expired
US4637665A Track shoes having toothed grousers Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US6126821A Raked bar screen Fixed Constructions 10 Expired
US7908062B2 System and method for preparing a worksite based on soil moisture map data Fixed Constructions 9 Active
US5925857A Inverted cone tuned exhaust system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7428455B2 Compaction indication by effective rolling radius Physics 8 Active
US9822509B1 Method of controlling machines at a worksite Physics 7 Active

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