Inventor · Palos Hills, IL, US

William Denison

64Patents
20h-index
18Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 15, 1994 → Jan 23, 2025

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6052603A System for interfacing a communication device with a radio for hands-free operation Electricity 106 Expired
US7482907B2 Electronic access control device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US6359547B1 Electronic access control device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 88 Expired
US7495543B2 Vending machines with field-programmable electronic locks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Active
US6116067A Electronically controlled lock system for tool containers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US6068305A Lock assembly for vending machines and method for locking and unlocking same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Expired
US5617082A Electronic access control device utilizing a single microcomputer integrated circuit Physics 62 Expired
US6900720B2 Vending machines with field-programmable locks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US7821395B2 Vending machines with field-programmable locks Physics 58 Expired
US6581986B2 Bayonet locking system and method for vending machines and the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US8587405B2 Electronic access control device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US7741952B2 Electronic access control device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US6874828B2 Bayonet locking system for vending machines and the like Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6977576B2 Electronic access control device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US7456725B2 Electronic access control device utilizing a single microcomputer intergrated circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6108188A Electronic locking system with an access-control solenoid Physics 23 Expired
US7373352B2 Electronic key-control and management system for vending machines Physics 22 Expired
US7683758B2 Electronic access control device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US7295100B2 Electronic access control device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US10269202B2 Intelligent key system Physics 21 Active
US8876172B2 Vending machine lock with motor controlled slide-bar and hook mechanism and electronic access Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7019615B2 Electronic access control device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US10174522B2 Vending machine lock with motor controlled slide-bar and hook mechanism and electronic access Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US10591201B2 Cooler lock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US10520242B2 Cooler lock Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active

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