Inventor · Spartanburg, SC, US

William R. Davis

35Patents
15h-index
41Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 6, 1974 → Jan 25, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5537436A Simultaneous analog and digital communication applications Electricity 198 Expired
US5475741A Telephone-entry system with electronic directory Physics 55 Expired
US6052911A Laser centering apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US4705483A Tree light wiring harness Electricity 35 Expired
US7775163B2 Rail road car and bearing adapter fittings therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Active
USD284687S Escutcheon for plumbing fitting General 30 Expired
US5369703A Command and control signalling method and apparatus Electricity 26 Expired
US4007557A Pivot hung power operated door and inertia insensitive disconnectable drive linkage therefor Fixed Constructions 25 Expired
US5027111A Liquid-crystal display unit for electronic directory Physics 25 Expired
USD289543S Plumbing fitting handle General 23 Expired
US4013555A Process for reducing BOD in food processing plant wastes Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US6218956A Gate operator with remote diagnostic capability Physics 20 Expired
US4391186A Cotton press Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US5252955A Liquid-crystal display unit for electronic directory Physics 15 Expired
US5416495A Liquid-crystal display unit for electronic directory Physics 15 Expired
USD300902S Handle General 13 Expired
US3973281A Molded expanded polystyrene bed assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US4098007A Drying oven controller Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US7703397B2 Rail road hopper car fittings and method of operation Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US4920627A Balanced carrier rolls and methods of fabrication Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
USD284786S Valve handle General 9 Expired
US5487298A Inertial Hopkinson bar shock sensor Physics 8 Expired
US8622004B2 Rail road hopper car ridge fittings Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US4131624A Reduction of phosphine oxides Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US4045494A Method for preparing triogranophosphines Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired

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