Inventor · Simpsonville, SC, US

James Robert Tobin

71Patents
8h-index
62Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 22, 1991 → Nov 28, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5507336A Method of constructing fully dense metal molds and parts Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
US5927373A Method of constructing fully dense metal molds and parts Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US5678162A Mold useful for injection molding of plastics, and methods of production and uses thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5131265A Real-time rheology measurement sensor Physics 14 Expired
US6540288B1 Low profile vehicle escape hatch assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US7648199B2 Energy absorbing tether for child safety seat Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Active
US9752559B2 Rotatable aerodynamic surface features for wind turbine rotor blades Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US9556849B2 Attachment system and method for wind turbine vortex generators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US9562513B2 Wind turbine rotor blade assembly with surface features Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8250761B2 Methods of manufacturing rotor blades for a wind turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US5906781A Method of using thermally reversible material to form ceramic molds Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US9970304B2 Rotor blade root assembly for a wind turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10443579B2 Tip extensions for wind turbine rotor blades and methods of installing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10519927B2 Shear web for a wind turbine rotor blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US6823321B2 Method and system for optimizing refill amount for automatic refill of a shared virtual postage meter Physics 5 Expired
US10060411B2 Rotor blade root assembly for a wind turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US10071532B2 Rotor blades having thermoplastic components and methods of assembling same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10830206B2 Methods for manufacturing wind turbine rotor blades and components thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10113531B2 Methods for repairing wind turbine rotor blades Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9869297B2 Attachment method and system to install components, such as vortex generators, to a wind turbine blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10821696B2 Methods for manufacturing flatback airfoils for wind turbine rotor blades Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10612517B2 Flexible extension for wind turbine rotor blades Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10865769B2 Methods for manufacturing wind turbine rotor blade panels having printed grid structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8956115B2 Blade extension and rotor blade assembly for wind turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10087912B2 Vortex generator for a rotor blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

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