Inventor · Beaver, PA, US

Richard E. Kothmann

18Patents
10h-index
23Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 9, 1976 → Oct 13, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5061083A Temperature monitoring device and thermocouple assembly therefor Physics 461 Expired
US4324844A Variable area fuel cell cooling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US4276355A Fuel cell system configurations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US4342816A Fuel cell stack arrangements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US4582765A Fuel cell system with coolant flow reversal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US4292379A Variable area fuel cell process channels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US4123618A Vapor-cooled terminal-bushings for oil-type circuit-interrupters Electricity 23 Expired
US4179240A Cooled turbine blade Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US6610434B1 Segregated exhaust SOFC generator with high fuel utilization capability Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4223366A Gapless surge arrester Electricity 10 Expired
US5296829A Core-form transformer with liquid coolant flow diversion bands Electricity 10 Expired
US4383009A Low hydrostatic head electrolyte addition to fuel cell stacks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US4149134A Vaporization-cooled electrical apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US5094702A Menu driven heat treatment control of thin walled bodies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4832763A Method of stress-relief annealing a magnetic core containing amorphous material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US4429206A Minimum loss multilayer electrical winding for induction heating Electricity 3 Expired
US5322417A Electromagnetic pump cooling bypass Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US7855004B2 Mid-sectional fuel distributor for fuel cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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