Inventor · Lancaster, PA, US

John Gilbert Thayer

12Patents
6h-index
11Co-inventors
59Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 30, 2004 → Jan 23, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7013956B2 Heat pipe evaporator with porous valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 38 Expired
US9746248B2 Heat pipe having a wick with a hybrid profile Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Active
US7044199B2 Porous media cold plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US7143818B2 Heat pipe evaporator with porous valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US7647961B2 Heat pipe with axial and lateral flexibility Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US7690419B2 Porous media cold plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8397796B2 Porous media cold plate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9810483B2 Variable-conductance heat transfer device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US8230907B2 Heat pipe with axial and lateral flexibility Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US7129731B2 Heat pipe with chilled liquid condenser system for burn-in testing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US11168944B2 Capillary device for use in heat pipe and method of manufacturing such capillary device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10605539B2 Variable-conductance heat transfer device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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