Peter J. Balsells
86Patents
43h-index
19Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 7, 1985 → May 15, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4655462A | Canted coiled spring and seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 194 | Expired |
| US5545842A | Radially mounted spring to connect, lock and unlock, and for snap-on fastening, and for mechanical, electromagnetic shielding, electrical conductivity, and thermal dissipation with environmental sealing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 113 | Expired |
| US5161806A | Spring-loaded, hollow, elliptical ring seal | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 111 | Expired |
| US5411348A | Spring mechanism to connect, lock and unlock, members | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 110 | Expired |
| US5265890A | Seal with spring energizer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 106 | Expired |
| US4826144A | Inside back angle canted coil spring | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 100 | Expired |
| US4804290A | Latching and sealing device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 100 | Expired |
| US6161838A | Cartridge seal stack | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 92 | Expired |
| US4907788A | Dual concentric canted-coil spring apparatus | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 91 | Expired |
| US5117066A | Retaining and locking electromagnetic gasket | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 88 | Expired |
| US5108078A | Canted-coil spring loaded while in a cavity | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 88 | Expired |
| US4974821A | Canted-coil spring with major axis radial loading | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 87 | Expired |
| US4934666A | Coiled spring electromagnetic shielding gasket | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 84 | Expired |
| US4915366A | Outside back angle canted coil spring | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 82 | Expired |
| US5134244A | Electromagnetic shielding seal for rotary/reciprocating shaft | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 81 | Expired |
| US4830344A | Canted-coil spring with turn angle and seal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 80 | Expired |
| US6835084B2 | Medically implantable electrical connector with constant conductivity | Electricity | 79 | Expired |
| US4876781A | Method of making a garter-type axially resilient coiled spring | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 79 | Expired |
| US5079388A | Gasket for sealing electromagnetic waves | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 78 | Expired |
| US5160122A | Coil spring with an elastomer having a hollow coil cross section | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 75 | Expired |
| US7055812B2 | Canted coil springs various designs | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 74 | Expired |
| US5072070A | Device for sealing electromagnetic waves | Electricity | 73 | Expired |
| US4893795A | Radially loaded canted coiled spring with turn angle | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 73 | Expired |
| US4678210A | Loading and locking mechanism | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 72 | Expired |
| US5984316A | Rotary reciprocating seals with internal metal band | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 68 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.