Inventor · Cedar Rapids, IA, US

Rex E. Fritts

13Patents
6h-index
9Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 22, 1974 → Jan 6, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5981927A High visibility microwave oven door with screen and microwave absorbing material Electricity 43 Expired
US4415790A Microwave oven temperature probe control Electricity 33 Expired
US4580025A Apparatus and method for altering computational constants of microwave oven Electricity 25 Expired
US4831226A Control system with hidden reprogramming switch Physics 9 Expired
US4149057A Variable power control microwave oven Electricity 7 Expired
US5780792A Interlock switch for appliances Electricity 6 Expired
US4177369A Digitally programmed microwave oven Physics 6 Expired
US6717120B2 Shielding system for protecting select portions of a food product during processing in a conveyorized microwave oven Electricity 5 Expired
USRE28822E Safety interlock system for microwave ovens General 4 Expired
US7582852B2 Microwave intensification system for rapid, uniform processing of food items Electricity 4 Active
US7081605B2 Microwave intensification system for a conveyorized microwave oven Electricity 4 Expired
US6118112A Choke knob for coaxial microwave feed Electricity 3 Expired
USRE30248E Safety interlock system for microwave ovens General 2 Expired

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