Michael J. Thomas
51Patents
12h-index
75Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: May 19, 1978 → Apr 25, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8145474B1 | Computer mediated natural language based communication augmented by arbitrary and flexibly assigned personality classification systems | Physics | 33 | Active |
| US8233613B1 | Monitoring key-press delay and duration to determine need for assistance | Electricity | 26 | Active |
| US6526240B1 | Versatile system for creating test images in a digital printing apparatus | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US7039348B2 | Method for maintaining image on image and image on paper registration | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| USD626349S1 | Vehicle seat | General | 19 | Expired |
| US7809988B1 | Test environment having synchronous and asynchronous distributed testing | Physics | 18 | Active |
| US4191172A | Thermostatic mixer valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| USD292160S | Soft drink bottle holder | General | 16 | Expired |
| US4635498A | Fastening device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US4513771A | Air valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6940536B2 | System architecture for scan line non-linearity compensation in a ROS system | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US7675411B1 | Enhancing presence information through the addition of one or more of biotelemetry data and environmental data | Electricity | 12 | Active |
| US8027946B1 | Higher order logic applied to expert systems for alarm analysis, filtering, correlation and root cause | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US8037143B1 | Automatic display of email distribution lists | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US7778858B1 | Linking unable to respond messages to entries in electronic calendar | Electricity | 11 | Active |
| US10189373B2 | Seat arrangement | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Active |
| US7543184B2 | System and method for distributing system tests in parallel computing environments | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US8363808B1 | Beeping in politely | Electricity | 9 | Active |
| US8194829B1 | Leaving a message for a party while on an active real-time communication | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US6283655A | Friction-feed plotter with laterally-movable drive roller, and related method for plotting on sheets of different widths | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US8265916B1 | Test environment for accumulating cumulative metric data | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US8346526B1 | Test environment for accumulating cumulative metric data | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US7433607B2 | System and method for ordering components and services for a machine | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US8219512B2 | Higher order logic applied to expert systems for alarm analysis, filtering, correlation and root causes which converts a specification proof into a program language | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US7933391B1 | Apparatus and method for providing priority voice messaging from an emergency center | Electricity | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.