Civil Engineering

Citations to U.S. patents by U.S. patents granted in 2020

Top 10   [Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]

Related WIPO fields:[Mechanical elements | Transport | Measurement | Other special machines | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Control | Basic materials chemistry All WIPO fields

[Cited by Examiner | Cited by Applicant]
Most Cited by Examiners

  1. 9 3437147    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  2. 8 5260639    Method for remotely powering a device such as a lunar rover
  Inventors: Russell J. De Young; Michael D. Williams; Gilbert H. Walker; Gregory L. Schuster; Ja H. Lee

  2. 8 6257162    Underwater latch and power supply
  Inventors: Andrew M. Watt; Allen F. Leatt; Calum MacKinnon

  4. 7 3462021    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  4. 7 3753537    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  4. 7 3813511    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  4. 7 3825211    NA
  Inventors: Inventors not available

  4. 7 4345650    Process and apparatus for electrohydraulic recovery of crude oil
  Inventors: Richard H. Wesley

  4. 7 4526348    Fence connector
  Inventors: Malcolm Cammack

  4. 7 4860968    Communication link between moving bodies
  Inventors: George T. Pinson

  4. 7 5022603    Coil of very long optical fibre usable on a wire-guided missile
  Inventors: Michel Maree; Patrick Moreau

  4. 7 5039193    Fibre optic single mode rotary joint
  Inventors: James W. Snow; Graham Smith; Geoffrey H. Channer; John W. Purdy

  4. 7 5044573    Rotating drum filament dispenser
  Inventors: George W. LeCompte

  4. 7 5058969    Optical fiber dispensing system
  Inventors: Stanley P. D. Peterson; Gary R. Redford

  4. 7 5074489    Method and system for supporting an airborne vehicle in space
  Inventors: Eliyahu Gamzon

  4. 7 5099144    Apparatus for optical power transmission and optically powered system
  Inventors: Yukio Sai

  4. 7 5248931    Laser energized high voltage direct current power supply
  Inventors: Larry D. Flesner; Wadad B. Dubbelday

  4. 7 5310134    Tethered vehicle positioning system
  Inventors: Hui-Pin Hsu; Ronald B. Chesler; Harry T. Wang

  4. 7 5436553    Optical power conversion
  Inventors: Steven H. Pepper; John Ebner

  4. 7 5502356    Stabilized radial pseudospark switch
  Inventors: Malcolm W. McGeoch

  4. 7 5564649    Apparatus for the remote control of missiles or torpedoes
  Inventors: Wolfgang von Hoessle; Ernst-August Seiffarth

  4. 7 5572873    Carrier method and apparatus for maintaining pharmaceutical integrity
  Inventors: Robert LAVIGNE; Robert C. Kellow

  4. 7 5686694    Unmanned undersea vehicle with erectable sensor mast for obtaining position and environmental vehicle status
  Inventors: Christopher F. Hillenbrand; Donald T. Gomez

  4. 7 5748102    Apparatus for interconnecting an underwater vehicle and a free floating communications pod
  Inventors: Thomas D. Barron

  4. 7 6167831    Underwater vehicle
  Inventors: Andrew M. Watt; Allen F. Leatt; Calum MacKinnon

  4. 7 6223675    Underwater power and data relay
  Inventors: Andrew M. Watt; Allen F. Leatt; Calum MacKinnon

  4. 7 6262357    Thermoelectric devices and methods for making the same
  Inventors: Gregory M. Johnson; Jon A. Casey; Scott R. Dwyer; David C. Long; Kevin M. Prettyman

  4. 7 6307156    High flexibility and heat dissipating coaxial cable
  Inventors: Francisco J. Avellanet

  4. 7 6390012    Apparatus and method for deploying, recovering, servicing, and operating an autonomous underwater vehicle
  Inventors: Andrew M. Watt; Allen F. Leatt; Calum MacKinnon

  4. 7 6407535    System for beaming power from earth to a high altitude platform
  Inventors: Herbert W. Friedman; Terry J. Porter

  4. 7 6411565    Multi-use torpedo dispensed single mode optical fiber
  Inventors: John E. Sirmalis; Bernard J. Myers

  4. 7 6488233    Laser propelled vehicle
  Inventors: Leik N. Myrabo

  4. 7 6491258    Space elevator
  Inventors: Robert R. Boyd; Dimitri D. Thomas

  4. 7 6534705    Methods and apparatus for beaming power
  Inventors: Jesus Berrios; Eric Cox; Terry J. Porter

  4. 7 6669126    Payout device for data transmission lines and method for the production of payout device
  Inventors: Elmar Albert; Kuno Roder; Helmut Braun

  4. 7 6828579    Thermoelectric device with Si/SiC superlattice N-legs
  Inventors: Saied Ghamaty; Norbert B. Elsner

  4. 7 6910658    Underwater detection system
  Inventors: David Hart; Robert L. Cooke

  4. 7 6914343    Thermoelectric power from environmental temperature cycles
  Inventors: Nathan D. Hiller; John C. Bass; Daniel T. Allen

  4. 7 6964509    Task lighting system
  Inventors: John E. Gozum; Thomas J. Reid; Duane C. Richardson

  4. 7 6968112    Compact packaging of multiple fiber lasers
  Inventors: James M. Zamel; Hiroshi Komine

  4. 7 7104024    Connector for connecting two building members together that permits relative movement between the building members
  Inventors: Edward R. diGirolamo; Michael L. Torres; Gary Bennett; Michael Booth

  4. 7 7263245    Method and apparatus for optically powering and multiplexing distributed fiber optic sensors
  Inventors: Ray C. Delcher; Mohsen Khoshnevisan; William R. Christian

  4. 7 7342170    Thermoelectric module with Si/SiC and B4 C/B9 C super-lattice legs
  Inventors: Saeid Ghamaty; Norbert B. Elsner; John C. Bass

  4. 7 7356209    Method and apparatus for optically powering and multiplexing distributed fiber optic sensors
  Inventors: Ray C. Delcher; Mohsen Khoshnevisan; William R. Christian

  4. 7 7540255    Propulsion and steering mechanism for an underwater vehicle
  Inventors: Calvert T. Hawkes

  4. 7 7728711    Remotely or locally actuated refrigerator lock with temperature and humidity detection
  Inventors: Norman A. Shoenfeld

  4. 7 8063735    Remotely actuated refrigerator lock with thermal spoilage protection
  Inventors: Norman A. Shoenfeld

  4. 7 8113316    Scaffolding and worktable apparatus
  Inventors: Kurt Sward; Rick Ellison; Brian M. Clemens; Peter Tennessen; Austen He

  4. 7 8701353    Deployable door handle for vehicles
  Inventors: Rajesh K. Patel; Kosta Papanikolaou

  4. 7 8742889    Apparatus and method for electronic access control
  Inventors: Kenneth A. Kaczmarz; John B. Payson; John A. Garlisch; Brock E. Robinson; Jesse Mavromatis; Mitchell S. Mlynarczyk

  4. 7 8773270    Computer controlled and monitored medical storage system
  Inventors: Akbar Paydar; Stanley Kim; Andrew Chai

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Most Cited by Applicants

  1. 37 6006486    Floor panel with edge connectors
  Inventors: Stefan Simon Gustaaf Moriau; Mark Cappelle; Bernard Thiers

  2. 35 6880307    Panel element
  Inventors: Richard Schwitte; Ansgar Mensing

  3. 34 6490836    Floor panel with edge connectors
  Inventors: Stefan Simon Gustaaf Moriau; Mark Cappelle; Bernard Thiers

  4. 32 4426820    Panel for a composite surface and a method of assembling same
  Inventors: Heinz Terbrack; Josef Terbrack

  4. 32 6769219    Panel elements
  Inventors: Richard Schwitte; Ansgar Mensing

  6. 31 6505452    Panel and fastening system for panels
  Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Hannig; Ralf Eisermann

  7. 29 6543538    Method for treating multiple wellbore intervals
  Inventors: Randy C. Tolman; Kris J. Nygaard; Abdel Wadood M. El-Rabaa; William A. Sorem

  8. 28 6394184    Method and apparatus for stimulation of multiple formation intervals
  Inventors: Randy C. Tolman; Lawrence O. Carlson; David A. Kinison; Kris J. Nygaard; Glenn S. Goss; William A. Sorem; Lee L. Shafer

  9. 27 6617009    Thermoplastic planks and methods for making the same
  Inventors: Hao A. Chen; Richard Judd

  10. 26 5182892    Tongue and groove board product
  Inventors: Peter D. Chase

  10. 26 6647690    Flooring material, comprising board shaped floor elements which are intended to be joined vertically
  Inventors: Goran Martensson

 
 
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