Inventor · McHenry, IL, US

Peter F. Theis

27Patents
15h-index
15Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 29, 1977 → May 28, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4692817A Programmed conversation recording system Electricity 134 Expired
US4559416A Telephone line activity monitor Electricity 69 Expired
US4800583A Overflow call handling system Electricity 62 Expired
US4150255A Conversational telephone call distributor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US4539436A Programmed conversation recording system Electricity 39 Expired
US5917904A Automatic area code detector and dialer Electricity 39 Expired
US5642411A Anticipatory call distributor Electricity 37 Expired
US4328396A Total service telephone answering system Electricity 33 Expired
US4152547A Selective monitor for an automatic telephone answering system Electricity 30 Expired
US4439635A Message delivery system Electricity 29 Expired
US4338494A Telephone call inventorying and sequencing system and method Electricity 29 Expired
US4270024A Telephone line activity monitor Electricity 22 Expired
US4719647A Telephone message retrieval system with improved processor and retrieval console Electricity 20 Expired
US5301996A Method and apparatus for directing a stream of pressurized fluid at a location forward of a wheel to improve the traction of the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US4856050A Telephone message retrieval system with improved message processor and retrieval console including auto-disabling playback switch Electricity 18 Expired
US4982420A Recording system with response categorization Electricity 15 Expired
US5639208A Rotary turbine and rotary compressor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5518363A Rotary turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4747125A Programmed conversation recording system with variable patience interval Electricity 10 Expired
US5201028A System for distinguishing or counting spoken itemized expressions Electricity 9 Expired
US6870927B1 Automatic area code detector and dialer for automatically selecting, preparing and entering supplemental information to complete an address Electricity 7 Expired
US5315688A System for recognizing or counting spoken itemized expressions Electricity 4 Expired
US8469310B2 Airfreight container and aircraft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US6201864A Automatic area code detector and dialer Electricity 2 Expired
US8434721B2 Aircraft tank system and method for refueling an aircraft using an eration/deaeration device with a shut-off valve Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active

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