Mark S. Thompson
32Patents
10h-index
77Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 11, 1993 → Jun 5, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6295820A | Fruit chiller | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 40 | Expired |
| US8172042B2 | Elevator power system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Active |
| US6371261B1 | Molybdenum alloy elevator safety brakes | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 22 | Expired |
| US6672046B1 | Tension member for an elevator | Textiles; Paper | 21 | Expired |
| US6658858B1 | Food chiller with enclosing air duct system (SE-2) | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 19 | Expired |
| US5819879A | Safety brake | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US5979615A | Carbon--carbon composite elevator safety brakes | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US6763665B2 | Food chiller with optimized air flow | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 13 | Expired |
| US5964322A | Elevator safety brake having a plasma sprayed friction coating | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US5452625A | Energy storage flywheel device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US5276994A | Hydrodynamic plane for downrigger fishing | Human Necessities | 10 | Expired |
| US5590569A | Energy storage flywheel device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US9862571B2 | Elevator cord health monitoring | Textiles; Paper | 6 | Active |
| US5586471A | Energy storage flywheel device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US8449349B2 | Elevator load bearing member having a jacket with at least one rough exterior surface | Textiles; Paper | 6 | Active |
| US9010495B2 | Sheave for use in an elevator system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
| US7883634B2 | Elevator load bearing member having a jacket with at least one traction-enhancing exterior surface | Textiles; Paper | 5 | Active |
| US7878306B2 | Elevator system without a moving counterweight | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US9546447B2 | Elevator load bearing assembly having a jacket with multiple polymer compositions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US9731939B2 | Elevator cord health monitoring | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US10710842B2 | Fiber reinforced elevator belt and method of manufacture | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US9570834B2 | Electrical socket with shutter and retainer arrangement | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US9809421B2 | Elevator cord health monitoring | General | 0 | Revoked |
| US9731941B2 | Braking device for a door operator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US9561936B2 | Elevator system door frame that supports guide rails | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.