William David Fahey
14Patents
8h-index
24Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 7, 1975 → Oct 20, 1999
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4110737A | Character recognition apparatus for serially comparing an unknown character with a plurality of reference characters | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US5648634A | Electrical initiator | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 40 | Expired |
| US4179823A | Real-time simulation of a polygon face object system as viewed by a moving observer | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US5763814A | Electrical initiator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US5912427A | Semiconductor bridge explosive device | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US5587550A | Internally timed, multi-output impulse cartridge | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US5291829A | Radio frequency attenuating connector | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US5473623A | Laser diode driver circuit | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US5728964A | Electrical initiator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US3990044A | Symbol recognition enhancing apparatus | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US5711531A | Electrical initiator seal | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US5647924A | Electrical initiator | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US4078227A | Threshold detector for optical character recognition system | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6136111A | Combustible composition for use in vehicle safety systems | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.