Stephan B. Sears
21Patents
15h-index
7Co-inventors
74Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 29, 1970 → Jun 28, 2005
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3946398A | Method and apparatus for recording with writing fluids and drop projection means therefor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 530 | Expired |
| US4183031A | Ink supply system | Physics | 199 | Expired |
| US4074284A | Ink supply system and print head | Physics | 130 | Expired |
| US5968321A | Vapor compression distillation system and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 88 | Expired |
| US4189734A | Method and apparatus for recording with writing fluids and drop projection means therefor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 84 | Expired |
| US6603758B1 | System for supporting multiple internet service providers on a single network | Electricity | 75 | Expired |
| US4506276A | Ink supply system | Physics | 63 | Expired |
| US4671856A | Method for recyclying energy in counterflow heat exchange and distillation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 55 | Expired |
| US4216483A | Linear array ink jet assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 45 | Expired |
| US4869067A | Method of generating power | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US4339763A | Apparatus for recording with writing fluids and drop projection means therefor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 35 | Expired |
| US5597453A | Apparatus and method for vapor compression distillation device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US4978429A | Apparatus including its own combination manifold/support assembly for producing a concentrate and a distillate | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Expired |
| US4769113A | Method for recycling energy in counterflow heat exchange and distillation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US7149791B2 | Systems and methods for automatically generating cookies | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4919592A | Radially compact fluid compressor | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US6934736B2 | Systems and methods for automatically generating cookies | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US4902197A | Seal arrangement for a centrifugal type of pump | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 10 | Expired |
| US6663770B2 | Water processing device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US7359958B2 | Systems and methods for automatically generating cookies | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US6858150B2 | Water processing device with liquid seal | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.