Inventor · Belvidere, NJ, US

Philip Wayne Bancroft

57Patents
14h-index
19Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 6, 2003 → Oct 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6959909B2 Actuating handle assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
USD813025S1 Hinged coupling General 36 Active
USD526705S1 Wedge seal with grooved perimeter General 34 Expired
USD820074S1 Pipe coupling General 31 Active
USD820076S1 Pipe coupling General 26 Active
USD813657S1 Hinged coupling General 25 Active
USD823443S1 Pipe coupling General 25 Active
USD876944S1 Pipe coupling General 20 Active
USD856123S1 Coupling General 19 Active
USD861473S1 Pipe coupling General 18 Active
US6938879B2 Valve seal with pressure relief channels and expansion voids Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
USD850900S1 Hinged coupling General 16 Active
USD863052S1 Hinged coupling General 15 Active
USD536071S1 Wedge seal with extended perimeter General 14 Expired
US9182058B2 Fitting having receptacle of varying depth Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Active
USD863051S1 Hinged coupling General 12 Active
US10190707B2 Coupling and circumferential groove shape Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
USD846713S1 Pipe coupling General 11 Active
USD819435S1 Pipe coupling General 11 Active
US10471288B2 Direct coupling compatible sprinkler Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US9528642B2 Methods of using couplings with projections having angularly oriented surface portions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US10458579B2 Sprung coupling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
USD828748S1 Pipe coupling General 10 Active
USD527445S1 Wedge seal with extended perimeter General 9 Expired
USD846712S1 Pipe coupling General 9 Active

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