Inventor · Redondo Beach, CA, US

Stephen E. Thomas

18Patents
9h-index
9Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 2, 1981 → Sep 25, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6566284B2 Method of manufacture for 80 nanometer diameter resonant tunneling diode with improved peak-to-valley ratio and resonant tunneling diode therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US4764853A Rechargeable battery cafe table lamp Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 58 Expired
US4539496A Externally mounted generators for pneumatic wheels Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Expired
US4761577A Wheel-mounted electrical power generator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US4405872A Method and apparatus for generating electrical energy from the rotation of a wheel Electricity 31 Expired
US4531112A Method and apparatus for transmitting from within a pneumatic wheel assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US4429232A Apparatus for generating electricity within a pneumatic wheel assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US7829917B1 Layout for self-aligned emitter-base processing Electricity 11 Active
US6102549A Battery power pack and table lamp therefor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5909954A Reflective shade for electric table lamp Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US5537090A Truck tire underinflation detection and control system Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US7067898B1 Semiconductor device having a self-aligned base contact and narrow emitter Electricity 4 Expired
US4644203A Generator assembly with torque balancing generation Electricity 4 Expired
US6566693B1 Reduced capacitance scaled HBT using a separate base post layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US7692212B1 Transistor with InGaAsP collector region and integrated opto-electronic devices employing same Electricity 2 Active
US7368764B1 Heterojunction bipolar transistor and method to make a heterojunction bipolar transistor Electricity 2 Expired
US7514708B2 80 nanometer diameter resonant tunneling diode with improved peak-to-valley ratio Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Expired
US8692295B1 Transistor with InGaAsP collector region and integrated opto-electronic devices employing same Electricity 0 Active

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