Willis Jay Mullet
199Patents
34h-index
75Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: May 16, 1979 → Jan 10, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7219392B2 | Breakaway track system for an overhead door | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 139 | Expired |
| US5929580A | System and related methods for detecting an obstruction in the path of a garage door controlled by an open-loop operator | Electricity | 106 | Expired |
| US8368328B2 | Method for operating a motorized roller shade | Physics | 96 | Active |
| US6326754A | Wireless operating system utilizing a multi-functional wall station transmitter for a motorized door or gate operator | Physics | 87 | Expired |
| US5419010A | Compact counterbalancing system for sectional doors | Fixed Constructions | 84 | Expired |
| USD475146S1 | Sectional door panel | General | 75 | Expired |
| US4339487A | Door panel and manner of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 70 | Expired |
| US8299734B2 | High efficiency roller shade | Electricity | 68 | Active |
| US6326751A | System and related methods for detecting and measuring the operational parameters of a garage door utilizing a lift cable system | Fixed Constructions | 66 | Expired |
| US5522446A | Sectional overhead door | Fixed Constructions | 58 | Expired |
| US5036899A | Panel garage door opening and closing | Fixed Constructions | 56 | Expired |
| US7207142B2 | System and related methods for signaling the position of a movable barrier and securing its position | Fixed Constructions | 53 | Expired |
| US8371358B1 | Removable battery system and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Active |
| US6164014A | Cable control device for sectional overhead door | Fixed Constructions | 51 | Expired |
| US7289014B2 | System for automatically moving access barriers and methods for using the same | Fixed Constructions | 51 | Expired |
| US8659246B2 | High efficiency roller shade | Fixed Constructions | 48 | Active |
| US7038409B1 | Operating system utilizing a delay-open function for a motorized barrier operator | Fixed Constructions | 48 | Expired |
| US5566740A | Sectional overhead door | Fixed Constructions | 48 | Expired |
| US5931212A | Motorized operator for doors | Fixed Constructions | 45 | Expired |
| US6401792B1 | Motorized operator for doors | Fixed Constructions | 44 | Expired |
| US7123128B2 | Pre-installed appliance and method for purchasing the same | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US8575872B2 | High efficiency roller shade and method for setting artificial stops | Physics | 43 | Active |
| US5495640A | Sectional overhead door | Fixed Constructions | 43 | Expired |
| US7061197B1 | Pivoting and barrier locking operator system | Fixed Constructions | 42 | Expired |
| US5562141A | Sectional overhead door | Fixed Constructions | 41 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.