Inventor · Baltimore, MD, US

Charles E. Thomas

61Patents
23h-index
36Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 4, 1974 → Oct 2, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7566236B2 Constant force coaxial cable connector Electricity 156 Active
US4159462A Ultrasonic multi-sector scanner Physics 131 Expired
US8113875B2 Cable connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Active
US8075337B2 Cable connector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Active
US7347729B2 Prepless coaxial cable connector Electricity 72 Active
US4180790A Dynamic array aperture and focus control for ultrasonic imaging systems Physics 71 Expired
US3981758A Process control system for corrugators Performing Operations; Transporting 70 Expired
US7588460B2 Coaxial cable connector with gripping ferrule Electricity 67 Active
US8591244B2 Cable connector Electricity 45 Active
US4831365A Cutting tool wear detection apparatus and method Performing Operations; Transporting 40 Expired
US7455549B2 Coaxial cable connector with friction-fit sleeve Electricity 38 Active
US4298789A Oven having a cavity heated by at least one monolithic integrated heat source Electricity 38 Expired
US8556656B2 Cable connector with sliding ring compression Electricity 34 Active
US4849741A Tool break detecting method and system preventing false alarms due to rough surfaces Physics 33 Expired
USD605595S1 Coaxial splice connector General 33 Expired
US4636780A Acoustic monitoring of cutting conditions to detect tool break events Physics 31 Expired
US4481404A Turn-off control circuit for self-cleaning ovens Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US4642617A Acoustic tool break detection system and method Physics 30 Expired
US8033862B2 Coaxial cable connector with RFI sealing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US4636779A Acoustic detection of tool break events in machine tool operations Physics 28 Expired
US4594651A Concurrent processor for control Physics 27 Expired
US4724524A Vibration-sensing tool break and touch detector optimized for machining conditions Physics 25 Expired
US4918427A Multi-level tool break detection using multi-mode sensing Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US9257780B2 Coaxial cable connector with weather seal Electricity 21 Active
US4631683A Acoustic detection of contact between cutting tool and workpiece Physics 20 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.