Inventor · Plymouth, MA, US

William B. Lacy

21Patents
8h-index
9Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 28, 1992 → Dec 22, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7815526B2 Dual core golf ball having negative-hardness-gradient thermoplastic inner core and steep positive-hardness-gradient thermoset outer core layer Human Necessities 42 Active
US7946934B2 Dual core golf ball having negative-hardness-gradient thermoplastic inner core and shallow positive-hardness-gradient thermoset outer core layer Human Necessities 36 Active
US5355870A Laryngoscope having removable blade assembly containing lamp and light conductor Human Necessities 26 Expired
US6663496B2 Putter with alignment system Human Necessities 23 Expired
US7261647B2 Nano-particulate compositions for decreasing the water vapor transmission rate of golf ball layers Human Necessities 21 Expired
US8007376B2 Dual core golf ball having negative-hardness-gradient thermoplastic inner core and steep positive-hardness-gradient thermoset outer core layer Human Necessities 17 Active
US7435192B2 Golf ball having visible non-spherical insert Human Necessities 15 Active
US7211007B2 Golf ball having visible non-spherical insert Human Necessities 13 Expired
US8414424B2 Anti-counterfeiting system using compound additives Human Necessities 8 Active
US6837799B2 Putter with alignment system Human Necessities 8 Expired
US7762910B2 Dual core golf ball having negative-hardness-gradient thermoplastic inner core and steep negative-hardness-gradient outer core layer Human Necessities 6 Active
US8915801B2 Dual core golf ball having negative-hardness-gradient thermoplastic inner core and steep positive-hardness-gradient thermoset outer core layer Human Necessities 6 Active
US8182369B2 Dual core golf ball having negative-hardness-gradient thermoplastic inner core and shallow positive-hardness-gradient thermoset outer core layer Human Necessities 6 Active
US7942761B2 Dual core golf ball having negative-hardness-gradient thermoplastic inner core and shallow negative-hardness-gradient outer core layer Human Necessities 5 Active
US6815472B2 Golf ball compositions comprising lipid-based nanotubules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6794429B2 Golf ball compositions comprising metallized lipid-based nanotubules Human Necessities 2 Expired
US7125915B2 Lipid-based nanotubules for controlled release of healing agents in golf ball layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US9149689B2 Dual core golf ball having positive-hardness-gradient thermoplastic inner core and positive-hardness-gradient thermoset outer core layer Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8727912B2 Dual core golf ball having negative-hardness-gradient thermoplastic inner core and shallow positive-hardness-gradient thermoset outer core layer Human Necessities 1 Active
US9873026B2 Thermoplastic dual core having positive hardness gradient inner and outer core layers Human Necessities 0 Active
US9789367B2 Thermoplastic dual core having a negative gradient inner core and a positive gradient outer core Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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