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METCAL INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    217
About

METCAL INC has a total of 217 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1981. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets electrical machinery and energy, machines and machine tools are GUENTHER HEISSKANALTECHNIK, SUZHOU KONIG ELECTRONIC TECH CO LTD and MGA TECH.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing METCAL INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Mcgaffigan Thomas H 55
#2 Derbyshire Rodney L 28
#3 Cowell Mark J 21
#4 Krumme John F 16
#5 Busch Paul F 10
#6 Taylor James M 10
#7 Carter Philip S Jr 8
#8 Doljack Frank A 7
#9 Kent Harold B 7
#10 Carter Jr Philip S 7

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
AU3484900A Apparatus and method for solder stenciling
US6201930B1 Chip removal and replacement system
US5690847A Pivotal tweezer having gears and self-regulating curie-point heaters
US5388873A Coupling device useful for joining or capping plastic pipe
US5345164A Power factor corrected DC power supply
US5315215A High-voltage switching circuit
US5319173A Temperature auto-regulating, self-heating recoverable articles
US5329085A Temperature self regulating heaters and soldering irons
US5315214A Dimmable high power factor high-efficiency electronic ballast controller integrated circuit with automatic ambient over-temperature shutdown
CA2352111A1 Caterpillar heating device
WO9217121A1 Instrument for cutting, coagulating and ablating tissue
US5338920A Method of manufacturing and joining electro-fusion fitting
US5163856A Multipin connector
US5300750A Thermal induction heater
US5143272A Desoldering device
US5223689A Profiles to insure proper heating function
US5231267A Method for producing heat-recoverable articles and apparatus for expanding/shrinking articles
US5128602A Parallel supply for multiple loads from a single power supply
US5167545A Connector containing fusible material and having intrinsic temperature control
US5352871A System and method for joining plastic materials