Peter J. Loftus
49Patents
14h-index
51Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 25, 1975 → Apr 4, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4761002A | Document handling and counting apparatus | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US6007325A | Ultra low emissions burner | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 40 | Expired |
| US6779513B2 | Fuel injector for an internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 39 | Expired |
| US6584849B2 | Analyzing vibration of rotating blades | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 30 | Expired |
| US6672858B1 | Method and apparatus for heating a furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 30 | Expired |
| US3964953A | Apparatus and method for laminating liner to box blank | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US5984665A | Low emissions surface combustion pilot and flame holder | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 28 | Expired |
| US5993193A | Variable heat flux low emissions burner | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 27 | Expired |
| US7059307B2 | Fuel injector for an internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US5636977A | Burner apparatus for reducing nitrogen oxides | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Expired |
| US4732189A | Fast opening valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US4737709A | Apparatus for measuring axial movement of a rotating member | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US6913004B2 | Fuel system for an internal combustion engine and method for controlling same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US4426785A | Method and apparatus for detecting abnormal thickness conditions such as folded and/or missing corners of moving sheets | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US5573391A | Method for reducing nitrogen oxides | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US4365508A | Limpness detector for documents and the like | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US4054092A | Document counter | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US6890172B2 | Burner with flue gas recirculation | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US7249596B2 | Fuel system for an internal combustion engine and method for controlling same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US5176450A | Fluid temperature measuring device | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US10933159B2 | Air treatment method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US10933158B2 | Air treatment system and method of use | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US4146218A | Document counter | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US9506356B2 | Composite retention feature | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US6820598B2 | Capillary fuel injector with metering valve for an internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.