Inventor · Ames, IA, US

R. Bruce Thompson

9Patents
8h-index
8Co-inventors
62Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 19, 1979 → Mar 16, 2005

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4899589A Semi-automatic for ultrasonic measurement of texture Physics 31 Expired
US4522071A Method and apparatus for measuring stress Physics 26 Expired
US5048340A Semi-automatic system for ultrasonic measurement of texture Physics 25 Expired
US5071541A Method and apparatus for sorting a mixture of particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5251486A Method of ultrasonic measurement of texture Physics 20 Expired
US5316151A Magnetic particle separator Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US5299458A Nondestructive ultrasonic evaluation of formability of metallic sheets Physics 13 Expired
US4307612A Method and means for ultrasonic inspection Physics 12 Expired
US7237438B1 Systems and methods for determining the velocity of ultrasonic surface skimming longitudinal waves on various materials Physics 6 Expired

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