James Robert Tobin
71Patents
8h-index
62Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 22, 1991 → Nov 28, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.