Inventor · East Bridgewater, MA, US

Richard E. Swan

87Patents
32h-index
16Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 11, 1986 → Jun 5, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5343650A Extended rigid frame receiver sleeve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 255 Expired
US6490822B1 Modular sleeve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 202 Expired
US6452910B1 Bridging apparatus for interconnecting a wireless PAN and a wireless LAN Electricity 177 Expired
US6499245B1 Modular sleeve yoke Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 163 Expired
US4845871A Attachment device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 136 Expired
US5533292A Self-aligning flip-up sight Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 132 Expired
USRE39465E1 Modular sleeve yoke General 125 Expired
US5142806A Universal receiver sleeve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 117 Expired
US7707762B1 Modular integrated rail assembly for firearms Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 110 Active
US5276988A Buffered attachment device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 108 Expired
US8201353B1 Modular hand guard assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 102 Active
US6618976B1 Drop-in laser Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 95 Expired
USRE40216E1 Modular sleeve General 91 Expired
US7356962B2 Low profile flip up site Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 77 Expired
US4742636A Mount for mounting an optical sight on a firearm Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 69 Expired
US7458179B2 Modular panel system for attaching accessories to a firearm rail system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 68 Expired
USD526380S1 Low profile flip up sight General 58 Expired
US8015744B1 Folding rear sight with dual purpose sighting elements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 54 Active
USD613811S1 Weapon handguard General 50 Expired
US7493721B2 Mounting assembly with positive stop for actuator arm Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 42 Active
US4806852A Automatic test system with enhanced performance of timing generators Physics 41 Expired
US7204052B2 Detachable mount for a telescopic firearm sight Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 40 Expired
USD548811S1 Riser mount General 37 Expired
USD601737S1 Flashlight General 37 Expired
US7802395B1 Mounting assembly with positive stop for actuator arm Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active

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