William E. Adams
175Patents
34h-index
31Co-inventors
90Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 24, 1976 → Jan 13, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6644836B1 | Apparatus for hanging rope lights from a gutter | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 123 | Expired |
| US5141192A | Apparatus for hanging cords from a gutter or the like | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 112 | Expired |
| USD342889S | Door hook | General | 97 | Expired |
| USD356246S | Decorative light holder | General | 70 | Expired |
| USD545183S1 | Shingle gutter clip | General | 70 | Expired |
| US5772166A | Mounting clip | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 64 | Expired |
| US5413297A | Door hook | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 62 | Expired |
| US6131865A | Suction cup holder with one piece clip | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 61 | Expired |
| US5938168A | Christmas tree stand having grippers including spikes | Human Necessities | 56 | Expired |
| USD332390S | Suction cup with tapered top stem | General | 52 | Expired |
| US5669709A | Decorative light holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Expired |
| USD607223S1 | Adirondack chair with lumbar support | General | 48 | Expired |
| USD639700S1 | Molded plastic ribbon | General | 47 | Expired |
| USD552463S1 | Gutter clip with light holder | General | 47 | Expired |
| US5318262A | Multiple layer suction holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 47 | Expired |
| US7207088B2 | Door hook with removable spacer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US9532654B1 | Chair having retractable cup holder | Human Necessities | 44 | Active |
| USD805855S1 | Cup holder | General | 44 | Active |
| USD677069S1 | Adirondack chair | General | 43 | Active |
| US6854610B2 | Door hook with interlocking hook segments | Human Necessities | 43 | Expired |
| USD377076S | Tent stake | General | 43 | Expired |
| USD408725S | Suction cup wreath holder | General | 42 | Expired |
| US8333430B2 | Adirondack chair | Human Necessities | 41 | Active |
| US7401854B2 | Stackable folding chair | Human Necessities | 41 | Expired |
| USD578383S1 | Eaves clip | General | 40 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.