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Robert J. Torrence — 18 Patents

EAEaton: 16 patents #136 of 3,708Top 4%
CAControls Corporation Of America: 1 patents #8 of 23Top 35%
TLThe Singer Company Limited: 1 patents #229 of 510Top 45%
Addison, IL: #3 of 247 inventorsTop 2%
Illinois: #4,428 of 84,256 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #245,716 of 4,157,543Top 6%
18 Patents All Time
Robert J. Torrence has been granted 18 US patents while listed as an inventor at Eaton. The first was granted in 1985 and the most recent in October 2001. Robert J. Torrence ranks #245,716 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.9%). Patent records list Robert J. Torrence in Addison, IL, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–18 of 18 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
RE37423 Sensing refrigerant temperature in a thermostatic expansion valve Thomas F. Glennon 2001-10-30
5577705 Coil connection for solenoid operated valve 1996-11-26 $3,204,000
5544857 Electrically operated expansion valve 1996-08-13 $1,840,000
5354103 Quick connect conduit coupling Kathryn D. Loew, Anthony Michael Oliver, Peter J. Malone 1994-10-11 $11,016,000
5100245 Sensing refrigerant temperature in a thermostatic expansion valve Thomas F. Glennon 1992-03-31 $3,237,000
5085267 Compensating for water pressure variations in a tempered air system for vehicle passenger compartments 1992-02-04 $3,039,000
4993231 Thermostatic expansion valve with electronic controller Marvin F. Gaudette 1991-02-19 $4,803,000
4984735 Sensing refrigerant temperature in a thermostatic expansion valve Thomas F. Glennon 1991-01-15 $3,143,000
4944160 Thermostatic expansion valve with electronic controller Peter J. Malone, Michael B. Thompson, Marvin F. Gaudette 1990-07-31 $1,023,000
4896860 Electrically operated refrigerant valve Peter J. Malone 1990-01-30 $2,212,000
4892285 Modulated electrically operated refrigerant expansion valve 1990-01-09 $1,085,000
4841734 Indicating refrigerant liquid saturation point 1989-06-27 $1,542,000
4835976 Controlling superheat in a refrigeration system 1989-06-06 $3,692,000
4790145 Superheat control of air conditioning system incorporating fuel cooler Michael B. Thompson 1988-12-13 $1,098,000
4638973 Inline solenoid operated slide valve 1987-01-27 $1,302,000
4632358 Automotive air conditioning system including electrically operated expansion valve Charles D. Orth 1986-12-30 $1,562,000
4595171 Inline solenoid operated valve 1986-06-17
4542852 Vibration damping device for thermostatic expansion valves Charles D. Orth 1985-09-24 $3,278,000