William E. Midden
34Patents
14h-index
24Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 27, 1977 → Feb 28, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5386944A | Weight controlled grinder and method of grinding coffee beans | Physics | 42 | Expired |
| US5251541A | Home brewer | Human Necessities | 42 | Expired |
| US6058721A | Cold drink system | Human Necessities | 40 | Expired |
| USD496213S1 | Beverage brewer | General | 39 | Expired |
| US5522556A | Weight controlled grinder and weight sensor | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US5312637A | One-cup brewer | Human Necessities | 29 | Expired |
| US4163529A | Non-rotating axially-paying-out ski-rope bobbin | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US8997633B2 | Air agitation controllable beverage making apparatus, system and method | Human Necessities | 22 | Active |
| US5201474A | Coffee grinder | Human Necessities | 21 | Expired |
| US5423245A | Milk foaming device | Human Necessities | 20 | Expired |
| USD341985S | Carafe | General | 19 | Expired |
| US6619056B2 | Cold drink system | Human Necessities | 18 | Expired |
| US8998176B2 | Controllable brewer | Human Necessities | 16 | Active |
| US5480054A | Brew-through cap for thermal container | Human Necessities | 15 | Expired |
| US5377299A | Water heating apparatus having a thermal and liquid level sensor assembly | Human Necessities | 14 | Expired |
| US5242093A | Iced tea pitcher having a pivoted lid assembly | Human Necessities | 14 | Expired |
| US7152765B1 | Dispenser valve assembly | Human Necessities | 14 | Expired |
| US9993105B2 | Method of making a beverage with a controllable brewer | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US5172868A | Home coffee grinder | Human Necessities | 11 | Expired |
| US6286724A | Lock structure for a cold drink system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| USD404250S | Beverage server indicator | General | 10 | Expired |
| US9084511B2 | Flexible spray head | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| USD407601S | Beverage server indicator | General | 8 | Expired |
| US5305685A | Grounds removal centrifuge | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US6430952B1 | Cold drink system | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.