Inventor · Savage, MN, US

Patrick J. Thompson

38Patents
19h-index
29Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 27, 1998 → Jun 29, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6760531B1 Optical fiber distribution frame with outside plant enclosure Electricity 506 Expired
US6160946A Outside plant fiber distribution apparatus and method Physics 336 Expired
US6363200B1 Outside plant fiber distribution apparatus and method Physics 279 Expired
US6532332B2 Cable guide for fiber termination block Physics 246 Expired
US7086539B2 High density panel with rotating tray Electricity 138 Expired
US7149398B2 Optical fiber distribution frame with outside plant enclosure Electricity 104 Expired
US9535229B2 Fiber optic cassette, system, and method Physics 63 Active
US7090084B2 High density panel with rotating tray Electricity 54 Expired
US10578821B2 Fiber optic cassette, system, and method Physics 49 Active
USRE40358E1 Outside plant fiber distribution apparatus and method General 39 Expired
USRE42258E1 Outside plant fiber distribution apparatus and method General 36 Active
US9329353B2 Slidable fiber optic connection module with cable slack management Physics 33 Active
US9715075B2 Slidable fiber optic connection module with cable slack management Physics 33 Active
US9057859B2 Slidable fiber optic connection module with cable slack management Physics 29 Active
US9354416B2 Slidable fiber optic connection module with cable slack management Physics 25 Active
US9069150B2 Slidable fiber optic connection module with cable slack management Physics 24 Active
US7478730B2 High density panel with rotating tray Electricity 22 Active
US8002123B2 High density panel with rotating tray Electricity 20 Active
US9529171B2 High density panel with rotating tray Electricity 19 Active
US8991623B2 High density panel with rotating tray Electricity 18 Active
US10082636B2 Slidable fiber optic connection module with cable slack management Electricity 17 Active
USRE41777E1 Outside plant fiber distribution apparatus and method General 15 Active
US10678010B2 Slidable fiber optic connection module with cable slack management Physics 11 Active
US9291788B2 Splice cassettes and chips Physics 10 Active
US10054751B2 High density panel with rotating tray Electricity 8 Active

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