Inventor · Poughkeepsie, NY, US

Robert V. DeFrance

16Patents
8h-index
3Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 27, 1986 → Dec 18, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5547404A Fixed spacer hot line tap Electricity 25 Expired
US5539961A Spring-loaded wedge dead end Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6045414A Vise connector Electricity 23 Expired
US6390861B1 Wedge tap connector and adapter for engaging the connector for cooperation with a fire-on tool Electricity 21 Expired
US6076236A Top opening cable connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6206736A Electrical conductor splicing assembly having spring with opposite end portions captured by and interconnecting conductor gripping members Electricity 17 Expired
US5172822A Lid protector for paint cans and the like Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6203384A Multi-tap pad mount connector Electricity 8 Expired
US6173103A Split open dead end Physics 7 Expired
US9551437B2 Bundle spacer and clamp assembly for conductors Electricity 6 Active
US10873180B2 Fastener assembly Electricity 4 Active
USD305860S Wire gripper General 3 Expired
US10374407B2 Conductor spacer assembly with locking feature Electricity 3 Active
US8383945B2 Dead end connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7858882B2 Connector for core and stranded cable Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11509124B2 Conductor spacer assembly with locking feature Electricity 0 Active

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