Inventor · Village of La Jolla, CA, US

Ray Merewether

144Patents
24h-index
52Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 9, 1992 → Jan 17, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7443154B1 Multi-sensor mapping omnidirectional sonde and line locator Physics 201 Active
US7336078B1 Multi-sensor mapping omnidirectional sonde and line locators Physics 173 Expired
US7009399B2 Omnidirectional sonde and line locator Physics 158 Expired
US7733077B1 Multi-sensor mapping omnidirectional sonde and line locators and transmitter used therewith Physics 95 Active
US9465129B1 Image-based mapping locating system Physics 91 Active
US8264226B1 System and method for locating buried pipes and cables with a man portable locator and a transmitter in a mesh network Physics 89 Active
US8106660B1 Sonde array for use with buried line locators Physics 84 Active
US7741848B1 Adaptive multichannel locator system for multiple proximity detection Physics 69 Active
US8013610B1 High-Q self tuning locating transmitter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Active
US7990151B2 Tri-pod buried locator system Physics 63 Active
US8395661B1 Pipe inspection system with selective image capture Electricity 53 Active
US7136765B2 Buried object locating and tracing method and system employing principal components analysis for blind signal detection Physics 51 Expired
US8176593B2 Drain cleaning apparatus with electronic cable monitoring system Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Active
US8033677B1 Deep submersible light with pressure compensation Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Active
US7518374B1 Reconfigurable portable locator employing multiple sensor array having flexible nested orthogonal antennas Physics 41 Active
US9134255B1 Pipe inspection system with selective image capture Electricity 39 Active
US8413347B2 Drain cleaning apparatus with electronic cable monitoring system Performing Operations; Transporting 39 Active
US7044623B2 Thru-hull light Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Expired
US8970211B1 Pipe inspection cable counter and overlay management system Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Active
US7619516B2 Single and multi-trace omnidirectional sonde and line locators and transmitter used therewith Physics 32 Active
US7498816B1 Omnidirectional sonde and line locator Physics 32 Active
US7221136B2 Sondes for locating underground pipes and conduits Physics 31 Expired
US8717028B1 Spring clips for use with locating transmitters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Active
US5343443A Broadband acoustic transducer Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US8400154B1 Locator antenna with conductive bobbin Physics 24 Active

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