Inventor · Woodbury, MN, US

David J. Thomas

22Patents
16h-index
29Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 27, 1990 → Dec 15, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6286999A Tamper-evident reclosable bag Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 132 Expired
US5641349A Water-based adhesives containing thermally-inhibited starches Chemistry; Metallurgy 51 Expired
US5830884A Pharmaceutical products containing thermally-inhibited starches Chemistry; Metallurgy 46 Expired
US5932017A Thermally-inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starches and flours and process for their preparation Human Necessities 38 Expired
US6221420A Foods containing thermally-inhibited starches and flours Human Necessities 36 Expired
US5619999A Body surface position locator for ultrasound transducer Human Necessities 35 Expired
US5725676A Thermally inhibited starches and flours and process for their production Human Necessities 34 Expired
US5718770A Thermally-inhibited pregelatinized granular starches and flours and process for their production Human Necessities 30 Expired
US6733035B2 Side curtain air bag assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US5205175A Multiple transducer selector Human Necessities 27 Expired
US6451121B2 Thermally-inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starches and flours and process for their preparation Human Necessities 26 Expired
US6010574A Thermally-inhibited pregelatinized non-granular starches and flours and process for their production Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US5720822A Thermally-inhibited pregelatinized non-granular starches and flours and process for their production Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US6231675A Thermally-inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starches and flours and process for their preparation Human Necessities 24 Expired
US5718337A Carton for plastic bags Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Expired
US5647608A Air bag module with extruded housing Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US6245374A Flexible partially cooked food composition Human Necessities 13 Expired
US6261376A Thermally-Inhibited pregelatinized non-granular starches and flours Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US6435541B1 Modular air bag housing Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US5932268A Flexible partially cooked food composition Human Necessities 4 Expired
US7387809B2 Thermally processed meat products Human Necessities 0 Active
US6869631B2 Method for infusing meat products with a starch binder solution Human Necessities 0 Expired

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