Patrick Thomas
50Patents
14h-index
70Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 18, 1994 → Nov 5, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6163402A | Rear projection screen | Physics | 79 | Expired |
| US6417966B1 | Rear projection screen using internal reflection | Physics | 73 | Expired |
| US7413480B2 | Silicon pillars for vertical transistors | Electricity | 50 | Active |
| US6166797A | Diffusion barrier layers with microstructured spacing members for liquid crystal display panel substrates | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US6407859B1 | Fresnel lens for projection screen | Physics | 42 | Expired |
| US6449089B1 | Rear projection screen with enhanced contrast | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US6466368B1 | Rear projection screen with reduced speckle | Physics | 40 | Expired |
| US7247570B2 | Silicon pillars for vertical transistors | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US6832211B1 | System and method for producing technology-based price targets for a company stock | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US6317263A | Projection screen using dispersing lens array for asymmetric viewing angle | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US6636355B2 | Microstructured rear projection screen | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US8181868B2 | System, method, apparatus, and computer program product for monitoring the transfer of cargo to and from a transporter | Physics | 31 | Active |
| US7922085B2 | System, method, apparatus, and computer program product for monitoring the transfer of cargo to and from a transporter | Physics | 24 | Active |
| US7050227B2 | Composition for microstructured screens | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US6391528B1 | Methods of making wire grid optical elements by preferential deposition of material on a substrate | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US6710941B2 | Fresnel lens for projection screens | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US6624934B1 | Projection screen using variable power lenticular lens for asymmetric viewing angle | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US7057810B2 | Microstructured screen with light absorbing material and method of manufacturing | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7723756B2 | Silicon pillars for vertical transistors | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US8847298B2 | Pillars for vertical transistors | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US7184210B2 | Microstructured screen with light absorbing material and method of manufacturing | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US7142361B2 | Optical material adhesive, film including optical material and projection screen including film | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US7013929B2 | Self-closing thermal protection sheath and its method of fabrication | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 5 | Expired |
| US8562145B2 | Display system and method for projection onto non-planar surfaces | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US5382317A | Method of selectively applying a coating to a bilevel substrate | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.