William S Fortune

This inventor holds 57 USPTO granted patents, primarily in Soldering Tools (CPC class 2192). Top assignees: Edsyn, Inc., Other. Active years: 1976-2012.

USPTO Granted Patents = 57

% Patents Active = 98.2

Average Co-Inventor Count = 1.1

ph-index = 15

Forward Citations = 650(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 617(Dec 10, 2025)

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Location History:

Panorama City, CA (US) (1976 - 1981)
Malibu, CA (US) (1981 - 2012)

Company Filing History:

3 out of 6

Edsyn, Inc.

patents

41 out of 834,307

Other

patents

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 1976-2012

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Areas of Expertise:

Soldering Tools

Desoldering Tips

Vacuum Pumps

Heat Accumulators

Pneumatic Pickup

Soldering Iron

Fume Collection

Temperature Measuring

Modular Storage

Hand Held Tools

Circuit Tweezers

Portable Tools

57 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 8152213 - Multi-mode probe tweezer (2012-04-10),

2. D614007 - Tweezers for electronic circuit (2010-04-20),

3. 6264259 - Hand held multicycle vacuum pump pickup tool (2001-07-24),

4. 6043458 - Pneumatic rotatable hand held pickup tool (2000-03-28),

5. D421564 - Clamp set for holding small parts (2000-03-14),

6. 5928537 - Pneumatic pickup tool for small parts (1999-07-27),

7. 5888261 - Rotating element fume collection apparatus (1999-03-30),

8. 5804795 - Soldering tip heat accumulator (1998-09-08),

9. D388603 - Pocket nametag holder (1998-01-06),

10. 5683603 - Electric soldering iron tip improvements (1997-11-04),

11. 5681364 - Rotating element fume collection apparatus (1997-10-28),

12. D384198 - Separable key holder (1997-09-30),

13. 5483040 - Electrically heated hot gas soldering instrument (1996-01-09),

14. 5380982 - Metallic conduction - hot gas soldering-desoldering system (1995-01-10),

15. D348593 - Hand held desoldering tool (1994-07-12),

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