Inventor · Katy, TX, US

Ronald E. Gilbert

37Patents
23h-index
31Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: May 16, 1977 → Feb 25, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5634770A Molten metal pump with vaned impeller Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 142 Expired
US5092821A Drive system for impeller shafts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 138 Expired
US5586863A Molten metal pump with vaned impeller Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 137 Expired
US6725317B1 System and method for managing a computer system having a plurality of partitions Physics 135 Expired
US5143357A Melting metal particles and dispersing gas with vaned impeller Chemistry; Metallurgy 134 Expired
US5558505A Molten metal pump support post and apparatus for removing it from a base Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 131 Expired
US5470201A Molten metal pump with vaned impeller Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 128 Expired
US5310412A Melting metal particles and dispersing gas and additives with vaned impeller Chemistry; Metallurgy 126 Expired
US5088893A Molten metal pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 125 Expired
US4973433A Apparatus for injecting gas into molten metal Performing Operations; Transporting 125 Expired
US6709234B2 Impeller shaft assembly system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 124 Expired
US5165858A Molten metal pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 123 Expired
US6036745A Molten metal charge well Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 121 Expired
US4747583A Apparatus for melting metal particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 121 Expired
US5078572A Molten metal pump with filter Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 120 Expired
US5286163A Molten metal pump with filter Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 118 Expired
US6869564B2 Molten metal pump system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 109 Expired
US7267300B2 Aircraft capable of vertical and short take-off and landing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 105 Expired
US4474315A Molten metal transfer device Performing Operations; Transporting 105 Expired
US6869271B2 Molten metal pump system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 99 Expired
US6684343B1 Managing operations of a computer system having a plurality of partitions Physics 89 Expired
US6839771B1 Method and system for using a universal serial bus (USB) as a peer-to-peer network Electricity 68 Expired
US4699838A Reinforced metallic and polymer tape Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4781958A Sealed edge detectable tape Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5802918A Concentric face gear transmission assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired

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