Inventor · Melbourne, FL, US

William R. Palmer

35Patents
15h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 8, 1991 → Jul 28, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.