This inventor holds 7 USPTO granted patents. Top assignees: Mci Communications Corporation, Mci Worldcom, Inc., Verizon Business Global LLC. Active years: 2000-2007.
IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Francis Cornelius Sommers. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/francis-cornelius-sommers
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile
% Patents Active = 85.7
Average Co-Inventor Count = 10.0
ph-index = 6
Forward Citations = 170(Granted Patents)
Company Filing History:
6 out of 473 
Mci Communications Corporation
1 out of 72 
Mci Worldcom, Inc.
1 out of 289 
Verizon Business Global LLC
where one patent can have more than one assignee
Years Active: 2000-2007
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7 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents
Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Francis Cornelius Sommers. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/francis-cornelius-sommers
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]