Robert T. Thurman
72Patents
11h-index
51Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 6, 1994 → Dec 10, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5562552A | Geodesic icosahedral golf ball dimple pattern | Human Necessities | 205 | Expired |
| US8128505B2 | Golf putter head including a cantilevered alignment aid | Human Necessities | 76 | Active |
| USD577090S1 | Crown of a golf club head | General | 54 | Expired |
| USD469836S1 | Pattern for sole plate of club head | General | 25 | Expired |
| US9656140B2 | Sport performance system with ball sensing | Physics | 23 | Active |
| USD416962S | Game ball | General | 22 | Expired |
| US9339710B2 | Sport performance system with ball sensing | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US9283457B2 | Sport performance system with ball sensing | Physics | 15 | Active |
| US9511267B2 | Bat customization system | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US9308424B2 | Bat customization system | Human Necessities | 11 | Active |
| US8157669B2 | Multi-sectional co-cured golf shaft | Human Necessities | 11 | Active |
| US8808121B2 | Racquet configured with fewer cross strings than main strings | Human Necessities | 11 | Active |
| US5653648A | Golf ball with elliptical cross-section dimples | Human Necessities | 11 | Expired |
| US9192822B2 | Optimized thermoplastic racquet | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US9339699B2 | Racquet configured with fewer cross strings than main strings | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US9399155B2 | Optimized thermoplastic racquet | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US9199135B2 | Optimized thermoplastic racquet | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US9089743B2 | Racquet configured with fewer cross strings than main strings | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| USD576699S1 | Sole of a golf club head | General | 10 | Expired |
| USD686678S1 | Basketball | General | 9 | Active |
| US9656142B2 | Basketball shot determination system | Human Necessities | 9 | Active |
| US9114286B2 | Basketball having grooved seams | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US10022593B2 | Basketball having a reduced moment of inertia | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US7431669B2 | Low compression golf ball | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US9656143B2 | Basketball shot determination system | Human Necessities | 7 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.