Inventor · Rehoboth, MA, US

Stephen D. DelPrete

18Patents
13h-index
25Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 17, 1981 → May 10, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5215472A High density grid array socket Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US6790057B2 Conductive elastomeric contact system with anti-overstress columns Electricity 53 Expired
US6796810B2 Conductive elastomeric contact system Electricity 50 Expired
US6669490B1 Conductive elastomeric contact system with anti-overstress columns Electricity 47 Expired
US6293810A Socket for BGA packages Electricity 41 Expired
US6056557A Board to board interconnect Electricity 23 Expired
US6114757A Leadless IC socket Electricity 22 Expired
US6077095A Miniature card edge clip Electricity 19 Expired
US6348659B1 Resilient electrical interconnects having non-uniform cross-section Electricity 18 Expired
US5820391A Miniature card interface connector Electricity 17 Expired
US7133288B2 Processor heat sink retention module and assembly Electricity 17 Expired
US4606599A Low insertion force connector Electricity 16 Expired
US5906496A Miniature card edge clip Electricity 14 Expired
US4466684A Low insertion force connector Electricity 11 Expired
US5318451A Stackable interconnection socket Electricity 10 Expired
US7725954B2 Pacifier retaining device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US5429511A Stackable interconnection socket Electricity 3 Expired
US5350306A Stackable interconnection socket Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired

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