Inventor · Willoughby, OH, US

William E. Floro

14Patents
9h-index
14Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 26, 1983 → Feb 12, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5410717A Removable function card for a programmable controller processor Physics 91 Expired
US4809217A Remote I/O port for transfer of I/O data in a programmable controller Physics 60 Expired
US4568866A Programmable controller for stepping motor control Physics 54 Expired
US4918589A Method and apparatus for linking processors in a hierarchical control system Physics 37 Expired
US5416908A Interface between industrial controller components using common memory Physics 24 Expired
US5983298A Industrial controller permitting removal and insertion of circuit cards while under power Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6912678B1 System for identifying valid connections between electrical system components and responding to invalid connections Physics 12 Expired
US6459173B1 Self-programmable battery load/bias for memory expansion module Electricity 10 Expired
US6483317B1 System for identifying valid connections between electrical system components and responding to invalid connections Physics 9 Expired
US6888267B2 Battery backed memory with low battery voltage trip, disconnect and lockout Physics 5 Expired
US10852018B1 System and method for energy use control in an environmental control system Physics 5 Active
US6822346B2 Battery backed memory with battery disconnect for improved battery life Physics 3 Expired
US6760672B2 Automatic detection of battery-backed data integrity in volatile memory Physics 2 Expired
US11098912B1 System and method for energy use control in an environmental control system Physics 0 Active

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