Inventor · Indianapolis, IN, US

Walter E. Best

125Patents
20h-index
25Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 14, 1974 → Dec 4, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4075878A Cable lock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US5223012A Filter candle Performing Operations; Transporting 62 Expired
US4055973A Equipment lock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US3955387A Cylindrical lock set Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US4612919A Adjustable limb support Human Necessities 50 Expired
US4428212A Cylinder lock retractor and chassis assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US3996774A High security locking mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US6402895B1 Dewatering belt, in particular drying screen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5268076A Spiral wound papermaking-machine felt Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US4564551A Wet-pressing belt for paper machines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US4424693A Key-removable lock core Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US4655059A Lever handle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4386510A Key-changeable lock core Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
USD328856S Portion of a key blade blank General 31 Expired
US4444034A Pull-resistant lock core Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6616814B2 Shoe press belt for paper machines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US4195502A Break-away door knob Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US4394821A Door lock mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5853444A Porous permeable molded body Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US4550581A Break-away knob driver Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5010755A Lock with torque-release means Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6517786B1 Device and method for decomposing harmful substances contained in flue gas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6332480A Paper machine clothing having loop-forming longitudinal threads, at its ends Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US4496178A Extended latch tube assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US4294093A Pin tumbler lock with pull-resistant key plug Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired

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