Inventor · Plainfield, IL, US

Robert T. Thurman

72Patents
11h-index
51Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 6, 1994 → Dec 10, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.