Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Richard A. Davis

160Patents
29h-index
138Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 17, 1975 → Sep 12, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5164982A Telecommunication display system Electricity 289 Expired
US5583922A Telecommunication system for automatic switching between voice and visual data communications using forms Electricity 201 Expired
US5365577A Telecommunication display system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 129 Expired
US5493609A Telecommunication system for automatic switching between voice and data communications Electricity 127 Expired
US7188581B1 Marine drive with integrated trim tab Performing Operations; Transporting 95 Expired
US4680911A Decorative wall covering Fixed Constructions 92 Expired
US7467595B1 Joystick method for maneuvering a marine vessel with two or more sterndrive units Performing Operations; Transporting 88 Active
US6116242A Oxygen-conserving regulator assembly Human Necessities 70 Expired
US4436962A Call coverage arrangement Electricity 53 Expired
US6742517B1 High efficiency liquid oxygen system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US7611583B2 Apparatus and method for conditioning a bowling lane using precision delivery injectors Performing Operations; Transporting 52 Active
US9518454B2 Methods and systems for controlling networked electronic switches for remote detonation of explosive devices Fixed Constructions 51 Active
US6069905A Vertical cavity surface emitting laser having intensity control Electricity 50 Expired
US4488193A Closed loop cooling system for disk file with heat exchanger integral with baseplate Electricity 50 Expired
US6868932B1 Modular vehicle drivetrain Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US7493822B2 Small gauge pressure sensor using wafer bonding and electrochemical etch stopping Physics 44 Active
US5444770A Telephone handset interface for automatic switching between voice and data communications Electricity 43 Expired
US6755269B1 Two person RUV Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired
US6010105A Hanging device for suspending implements Human Necessities 38 Expired
US7506714B2 Two person RUV with ergonomic seating and feet placement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US6724612B2 Relative humidity sensor with integrated signal conditioning Physics 37 Expired
US4522002A Wall panels Fixed Constructions 37 Expired
US8460041B2 Large outboard motor for marine vessel application and related methods of making and operating same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US7387556B1 Exhaust system for a marine propulsion device having a driveshaft extending vertically through a bottom portion of a boat hull Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US7258192B2 Two person RUV with ergonomic seating and feet placement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired

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