Inventor · Cape Girardeau, MO, US

Stephen B. Crain

29Patents
13h-index
13Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 2, 1981 → Aug 29, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4385849A Extensible and retractable rod Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 97 Expired
US7669816B2 Clamp for mount system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 38 Active
US8490937B2 Mount system for handheld electrical device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Active
USD510699S1 Multiple function geomatics pole support device General 28 Expired
USD572998S1 Star shaped knob General 28 Expired
US6631877B1 Surveying equipment support legs Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US6688566B1 Surveying equipment support having telescoping legs Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US7204685B1 Modular mold Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US6688012B1 Surveying pole with telescoping sections Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6772526B1 Surveying pole Physics 22 Expired
US6502321B1 Pole section for surveying equipment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US7441981B2 Coupler for a mount system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5070620A Extensible and retractable rod Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6711826B2 Pole section for surveying equipment Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US7222827B2 Telescoping leg lock with thumb actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US7500843B2 Mold system kit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US7207534B2 Geomatic pole support and foot therefor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
USD579803S1 Level for a survey rod General 9 Expired
US7048241B2 Geomatic support having hinged legs with hinge lock Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US7631842B2 Modular geomatic pole support system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US7669342B1 Level for a geomatics target device Physics 8 Active
US7669813B2 Multiple function geomatics pole support device Physics 7 Active
US7241405B1 Method of renewing a mold block Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7124985B2 Geomatic pole support with telescoping legs and locks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
USD579360S1 Elongated level vial support for a pole General 4 Expired

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