William R. Palmer
35Patents
15h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 8, 1991 → Jul 28, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7463201B2 | Aperiodic array antenna | Electricity | 282 | Active |
| US6888504B2 | Aperiodic array antenna | Electricity | 129 | Expired |
| US5522356A | Method and apparatus for transferring heat energy from engine housing to expansion fluid employed in continuous combustion, pinned vane type, integrated rotary compressor-expander engine system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 69 | Expired |
| US6476773B2 | Printed or etched, folding, directional antenna | Electricity | 45 | Expired |
| US6774852B2 | Folding directional antenna | Electricity | 40 | Expired |
| US6369770B1 | Closely spaced antenna array | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US5295642A | High altitude launch platform payload launching apparatus and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US5564648A | High altitude launch platform payload launching apparatus and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US5537974A | Method and apparatus for using exhaust gas condenser to reclaim and filter expansion fluid which has been mixed with combustion gas in combined cycle heat engine expansion process | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 23 | Expired |
| US7464895B2 | Lighter-than-air aircraft and related methods for powering the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US5456424A | High altitude launch platform payload launching apparatus and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US7176844B2 | Aperiodic array antenna | Electricity | 19 | Expired |
| US5489199A | Blade sealing arrangement for continuous combustion, positive displacement, combined cycle, pinned vane rotary compressor and expander engine system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 18 | Expired |
| US6480157B1 | Foldable directional antenna | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US5427068A | Rotary compressor and engine machine system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US5568796A | Rotary compressor and engine machine system | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US6239756A | Antenna array with housing | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US7034761B2 | Directional antenna | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US7249733B2 | Lighter-than-air aircraft including a closed loop combustion generating system and related methods for powering the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US10065738B2 | Tethered unmanned aerial vehicle | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Active |
| US7622060B2 | Formable, porous, chemiluminescent reactant composition and device therefor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US7046202B2 | Folding directional antenna | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US6762722B2 | Directional antenna | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US9816856B2 | Magnetically coupled optical connector assembly and related methods | Electricity | 4 | Active |
| US8508430B2 | Extendable rib reflector | Electricity | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.