Inventor · Los Gatos, CA, US

William H. Ward

32Patents
17h-index
16Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 14, 1977 → Oct 3, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6122996A Hydrostatic transmission Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Expired
US5125518A Interlocking hanging system Performing Operations; Transporting 80 Expired
US6307468A Impedance matching network and multidimensional electromagnetic field coil for a transponder interrogator Physics 77 Expired
US5992141A Ammonia injection in NOx control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US6775976B1 Zero-turn hydrostatic transaxle Performing Operations; Transporting 70 Expired
US5358209A Anchoring device Fixed Constructions 70 Expired
US6494686B1 Tandem pump and interface for same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 57 Expired
US7347379B2 Dual antenna coil transponder system Electricity 37 Expired
US4341929A Memory accessing system Electricity 36 Expired
US4231488A Container closure spout construction and method of forming same Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Expired
US4111336A Weight loss control system Physics 32 Expired
US7760463B2 Multiple disks in a single disk package Physics 32 Active
US6253637A Control device for hydrostatic apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6843747B1 Internal expansion tank for hydrostatic transaxle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US8418452B1 Hydrostatic transaxle Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Active
US5690182A Apparatus facilitating connection of trailer implement to tractor three-point hitch system Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6935454B1 Valve for a hydraulic drive apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6682312B1 Tandem pump and interface for same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US6971234B1 Zero-turn hydrostatic transaxle Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US7052429B1 Internal expansion tank for hydrostatic transaxle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6943680B2 Identification system interrogator Physics 9 Expired
US6968684B1 Valve for a hydraulic drive apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US6793463B1 Tandem pump and interface for same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US4307398A Tracking filter for use in hand held radar device Electricity 6 Expired
US7145451B2 Impedance matching network and multidimensional electromagnetic field coil for a transponder interrogator Physics 6 Expired

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