Willard E Kemp

This inventor holds 43 USPTO granted patents, plus 2 CIPO patents, primarily in Fluid Control Valves. Top assignees: Kemp Development Corporation, Acf Industries, Incorporated, Fike Corporation. Active years: 1978-2004.

USPTO Granted Patents = 43

% Patents Active = 97.7

CIPO Patents = 2

Average Co-Inventor Count = 1.0

ph-index = 12

Forward Citations = 440(Granted Patents)

Location History:

Blue Springs, MO (US) (1992)
Houston, TX (US) (1978 - 2004)

Company Filing History:

15 out of 15

Kemp Development Corporation

patents

6 out of 400

Acf Industries, Incorporated

Foundry Management, Inc.

patent

5. 8 out of 834,307

Other

patents

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 1978-2004

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Areas of Expertise:

Ball Valve

Gate Valve

Inline Check Valve

Fluid Treatment

Sealing Assembly

Heat Transfer

Electropolishing

Heat Treatment

Metal Workpieces

Particulate Material

Rotating Retort

Foundry Process

43 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 6773521 - Apparatus and process for treating a particulate material within a rotating retort (2004-08-10),

2. 6427711 - Inline check valve (2002-08-06),

3. 6425570 - Ball valve having retractable sealing member (2002-07-30),

4. 6379610 - Apparatus and process for treating a particulate material within a rotating retort (2002-04-30),

5. 5958156 - Process for treating a particulate material within a rotating retort (1999-09-28),

6. 5766544 - Process for fluidizing particulate material within a rotatable retort (1998-06-16),

7. 5759483 - Apparatus for treating a particulate material within a rotating retort (1998-06-02),

8. 5435337 - Inline control valve for controlling fluid flow (1995-07-25),

9. 5407498 - Mechanically fluidized retort and method for treating particles therein (1995-04-18),

10. 5399207 - Process for surface hardening of refractory metal workpieces (1995-03-21),

11. 5378331 - Apparatus and method for electropolishing metal workpieces (1995-01-03),

12. 5324009 - Apparatus for surface hardening of refractory metal workpieces (1994-06-28),

13. 5316594 - Process for surface hardening of refractory metal workpieces (1994-05-31),

14. 5303904 - Method and apparatus for controlling heat transfer between a container (1994-04-19),

15. 5170989 - Sealing assembly for valve member (1992-12-15),

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