Inventor · Williamstown, MA, US

David Thompson

33Patents
15h-index
35Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 15, 1976 → Feb 21, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9125639B2 Steerable device for accessing a target site and methods Human Necessities 95 Active
US5582376A Store display fixture with multiple function bracket Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US4247883A Encapsulated capacitor Electricity 35 Expired
US4090288A Solid electrolyte capacitor with metal loaded resin end caps Electricity 31 Expired
US8142455B2 Delivery of minimally invasive lung volume reduction devices Human Necessities 26 Active
US7963397B2 Modular, knock-down, light weight, thermally insulating, tamper proof shipping container and fire retardant shipping container bag Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Active
USD377505S Store display mounting bracket extrusion General 26 Expired
US8632605B2 Elongated lung volume reduction devices, methods, and systems Human Necessities 24 Active
US8282660B2 Minimally invasive lung volume reduction devices, methods, and systems Human Necessities 24 Active
US8157837B2 Minimally invasive lung volume reduction device and method Human Necessities 24 Active
US8666643B2 System and method for modeling and optimizing the performance of transportation networks Electricity 19 Active
US4684457A Method for desalting crude oil Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
USD366207S Store display bracket General 18 Expired
US4596653A Demulsifying process Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US8668707B2 Minimally invasive lung volume reduction devices, methods, and systems Human Necessities 17 Active
US8740921B2 Lung volume reduction devices, methods, and systems Human Necessities 15 Active
US8888800B2 Lung volume reduction devices, methods, and systems Human Necessities 13 Active
US8672137B2 Modular, knock down, light weight, thermally insulating, tamper proof cargo container Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US8932310B2 Minimally invasive lung volume reduction devices, methods, and systems Human Necessities 13 Active
US4282645A Method of assembling an encapsulated chip capacitor Electricity 8 Expired
US8204955B2 Method and system for analyzing multimedia content Electricity 8 Active
US9875667B2 Method and apparatus for utilizing control points to manage a user to a desired state Physics 7 Active
US9173669B2 Enhanced efficacy lung volume reduction devices, methods, and systems Human Necessities 6 Active
US4780109A Coal water suspensions involving carbon black Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US9402632B2 Lung volume reduction devices, methods, and systems Human Necessities 4 Active

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