Inventor · Raleigh, NC, US

Jeff David Thomas

52Patents
13h-index
57Co-inventors
83Inventor score

Filing activity: May 8, 1995 → Mar 5, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6583813B1 System and method for capturing and searching image data associated with transactions Electricity 162 Expired
US7147154B2 Method and system for assisting a shopper in navigating through a store Physics 109 Expired
US6889585B1 Cutter blade position detection mechanism and method of reporting cutter malfunction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US5771152A Computer system with a tilt adjustment mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US7944354B2 System and method for shopping cart security Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Active
US8678281B2 RFID scanning system and shopping bag with integrated RFID loop antenna Physics 27 Active
US6408727B1 Paper cutter using a blade lifting mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6296405A Duplex check printer using a print mechanism pivoted between document paths Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US6447182B2 Duplex check printer using a print mechanism pivoted between document paths Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US5566424A Tilt adjustment mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5865547A Check flipper for point of sale printer and method therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US6246572A Use of a bezel wall as a locking device Physics 14 Expired
US6654068B1 Brake mechanism for controlling the tilt of a computer display Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US6966714B2 Duplex check printer having a separately driven document inverting loop Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US7142124B2 Packaging incorporating volume-measurement capability using RFID tags Electricity 12 Expired
US5795087A Pivoting roller for skewless document feed Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US7900823B1 Banking system controlled by data bearing records Physics 11 Active
US7878865B2 Locking connector for engaging a USB receptacle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US6017161A Check flipper for point of sale printer and method therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US7871278B1 Connector blocking with automatic power management and balancing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US7648066B2 Apparatus, system, and method for sorting purchase items Physics 9 Active
US6102590A Cover-platen opening mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US7984847B1 Banking system controlled by data bearing records Physics 8 Active
US6398360B1 Thermal printer using a split rotary platen to print on different widths of paper Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US5971640A Method for cutting paper in a printer using a gear with a friction pad Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired

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