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Stan’s Legacy

What he built on, and who built on him

Every citation recorded on Meyer’s filings, in both directions. The left column is what the patent offices held his claims against. The right is the one worth reading: it is not who agreed with him, it is who had to say his work came first.

64 of his filings
210 citations he made
859 citations of him
435 distinct later records

4 of the citing records are not patents — they are documents already in the archive, such as the Energy of the Future newsletters, that cite his filings. They carry no patent number, so there is no office record to link them to.

Who built on him

Assignees named on the most filings that cite Meyer, counted in filings rather than citations — a patent naming six of his is one company working the same ground, not six.

3970070 Solar Heating System

Prior art he cited 6

What the offices put on the record as coming before.

Cited by 26

Later filings that named this as prior art.

4275950 Light Guide Lens #4,275,950 - Illustrations

Prior art he cited 5

What the offices put on the record as coming before.

Cited by 34

Later filings that named this as prior art.

4389981 Hydrogen Gas Injector System For Internal Combustion Engine

Prior art he cited 5

What the offices put on the record as coming before.

Cited by 1

Later filings that named this as prior art.

4421474 Hydrogen Gas Burner

Prior art he cited 6

What the offices put on the record as coming before.

Cited by 29

Later filings that named this as prior art.

4465455 StartUp ShutDown For A Hydrogen Gas Burner

Prior art he cited 4

What the offices put on the record as coming before.

Cited by 0

Later filings that named this as prior art.

None recorded.

4613304 Gas Electrical Hydrogen Generator

Prior art he cited 6

What the offices put on the record as coming before.

Cited by 28

Later filings that named this as prior art.

4613779 Electrical Pulse Generator

Prior art he cited 4

What the offices put on the record as coming before.

Cited by 37

Later filings that named this as prior art.

4798661 Gas Generator Voltage Control Circuit

Prior art he cited 8

What the offices put on the record as coming before.

Cited by 1

Later filings that named this as prior art.

4826581 Controlled Process For The Production Of Thermal Energy From Gases And Apparatus Useful Therefore

Prior art he cited 4

What the offices put on the record as coming before.

Cited by 14

Later filings that named this as prior art.

4936961 Method For The Production Of A Fuel Gas

Prior art he cited 5

What the offices put on the record as coming before.

Cited by 73

Later filings that named this as prior art.

A citation is a claim made on a patent-office record, not an endorsement — most of the filings on the right cite Meyer because an examiner made them. Numbers link to the office’s own record; titles link to what this archive holds.