Inventor · Jersey Shore, PA, US

Robert C. Berfield

147Patents
26h-index
28Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 5, 1980 → Mar 15, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4270668A Buckle or latch for holding lid to container Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US4797072A Portable electric blower Human Necessities 63 Expired
US4435877A Noise reducing means for vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 62 Expired
US6107583A Switch assembly having an enlarged actuation surface Electricity 59 Expired
USD389962S Combined wet and dry vacuum cleaner General 50 Expired
US4880364A Portable electric blower Human Necessities 47 Expired
US4330899A Noise reducing blower motor housing means for vacuum cleaner, or the like Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 47 Expired
US4836753A Portable electric blower Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US4501378A Resilient detented lid latch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US6440191B1 Vacuum cleaner filter assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
USD358010S Combined wet and dry vacuum cleaner General 41 Expired
US5855634A Filter retainer for a vacuum cleaner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
USD287171S Motor housing for canister type electric vacuum cleaner General 40 Expired
US4334337A Compact wet-dry electric vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 36 Expired
US4906265A Filter and installation means for dry material filter for electric vacuum cleaner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US4462137A Electric vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 34 Expired
USD395119S Dolly General 33 Expired
US4701969A Rotary brush sweeper with easily separable debris pan Human Necessities 32 Expired
US5555597A Apparatus for converting a vacuum cleaning device into a liquid dispensing and suctioning system Human Necessities 29 Expired
US5313686A Tool caddy for attachment to container, particularly for a vacuum cleaner tank Human Necessities 29 Expired
USD286336S Tank for electric vacuum cleaner General 28 Expired
US4709436A Debris pan for rotary brush sweeper Fixed Constructions 28 Expired
US6009596A Self-evacuating vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 28 Expired
US4475265A Shoe attachment for wet/dry electric vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 27 Expired
US5920955A Self-evacuating vacuum cleaner Human Necessities 27 Expired

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