Robert B. Thompson
24Patents
15h-index
17Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 16, 1976 → Jan 31, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4295214A | Ultrasonic shear wave transducer | Physics | 45 | Expired |
| US5537876A | Apparatus and method for nondestructive evaluation of butt welds | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US4248092A | Method and apparatus for efficiently generating elastic waves with a transducer | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US4092868A | Ultrasonic inspection of pipelines | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US4289030A | Nondestructive testing utilizing horizontally polarized shear waves | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US4122725A | Length mode piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer for inspection of solid objects | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Expired |
| US5154081A | Means and method for ultrasonic measurement of material properties | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US4305294A | Ultrasonic apparatus and method for measuring wall thickness | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US7081159B2 | Soy protein based adhesive and particleboard | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US4080836A | Method of measuring stress in a material | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US4184374A | Ultrasonic inspection of a cylindrical object | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US4434663A | Electromagnetic acoustic transducer | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US4218924A | Ultrasonic ellipsometer | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US4104922A | Electromagnetic transducer | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US4301684A | Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation technique for structures of complex geometry | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4320661A | Electromagnetic acoustic transducer for tube inspection | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US4048847A | Nondestructive detection of stress | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US5758659A | Wound tab condom and method of application | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US9482096B1 | Textured leading edge for aerospace and nautical structures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US10753692B1 | Hybrid gas-piston rifle and barrel nut | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Active |
| US9486890B2 | Blast nozzle targeting apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US8978530B2 | Cutting apparatus employing a magnet | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US11434455B1 | System and method for rapidly aging alcoholic beverages | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 0 | Active |
| US11592248B2 | Hybrid gas-piston rifle and barrel nut | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.