William E. McKinley
27Patents
10h-index
11Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 21, 1977 → Sep 13, 2002
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6074089A | Thermoelectric product and method | Physics | 110 | Expired |
| US5030614A | Superconductor sensors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 77 | Expired |
| US4949274A | Test meters | Physics | 69 | Expired |
| US4133700A | Cold junction thermocouple compensator | Electricity | 41 | Expired |
| US5833496A | Connector with protection from electromagnetic emissions | Electricity | 39 | Expired |
| US5399018A | Adjustable positioning housing assembly for an infrared thermocouple | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US6183304A | Ferrite method and device particularly for thermocouples and other dissimilar metal conductor combinations | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US5823679A | Method and apparatus for measuring temperature including aiming light | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US5823678A | Light source aiming system and method for hand-held temperature measuring unit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US6659639B2 | Laser thermometer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| USD331907S | Electrical connector for temperature measuring equipment | General | 10 | Expired |
| US6267500A | Method and apparatus for measuring temperature using infrared techniques | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US6267626A | Connector for thermoelectric devices | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US5306164A | Electrical connector with adaptable external ground and indicia display | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US5183420A | Molded connector with spool | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US5019838A | Rotational planar chart recorder and chart therefor | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US5997355A | Antenna-effect suppressor device | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US5910030A | Antenna-effect suppessor method and device particularly for thermocouples and other dissimilar metal conductor combinations | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| USD331909S | Electrical connector for temperature measuring equipment | General | 6 | Expired |
| US6540398B2 | Method and apparatus for measuring temperature using infrared techniques | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US5984729A | Connector with protection from radiated and conducted electromagnetic emissions | Electricity | 4 | Expired |
| USD332083S | Electrical connector for temperature measuring equipment | General | 4 | Expired |
| USD340910S | Electrical connector for temperature measuring equipment | General | 3 | Expired |
| US4808241A | Rapid response thermocouple probe having replaceable thermocouple element | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US4735661A | Rapid response, removably affixable thermocouple | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.