Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

Steve Thomas

31Patents
10h-index
69Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 3, 1994 → May 5, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7051273B1 Customizing forms in an electronic mail system utilizing custom field behaviors and user defined operations Physics 152 Expired
US7418596B1 Secure, efficient, and mutually authenticated cryptographic key distribution Electricity 99 Expired
US5557723A Method and system for customizing forms in an electronic mail system Physics 89 Expired
USD901003S1 Direct nasal mask assembly General 36 Active
US7451362B2 Method and system for onboard bit error rate (BER) estimation in a port bypass controller Electricity 36 Expired
USD851749S1 Seal for a direct nasal mask assembly General 31 Active
US7533131B2 System and method for pestware detection and removal Physics 28 Expired
US7480683B2 System and method for heuristic analysis to identify pestware Physics 27 Expired
US7480655B2 System and method for protecting files on a computer from access by unauthorized applications Physics 19 Expired
US6889934B1 Systems and methods for guiding munitions Physics 13 Expired
USD989288S1 Frame and yoke assembly for a direct nasal mask assembly General 10 Active
USD955558S1 Headgear assembly for a direct nasal mask assembly General 8 Active
USD875241S1 Combined rear and upper strap for a headgear General 7 Active
US7391788B2 Method and system for a three conductor transceiver bus Electricity 6 Expired
US11253668B2 Strap assembly, strap connector, headgear, headgear assembly, method of forming headgear, tubular connector, patient interface and method of joining straps Human Necessities 5 Active
USD989289S1 Direct nasal mask assembly General 5 Active
US9495065B2 Cursor assist mode Physics 5 Active
USD990661S1 Nasal mask General 5 Active
US11850365B2 Strap assembly, strap connector, headgear, headgear assembly, method of forming headgear, tubular connector, patient interface and method of joining straps Human Necessities 4 Active
US7765343B2 Method and system for robust elastic FIFO (EFIFO) in a port bypass controller Electricity 3 Expired
USD955553S1 Headgear and yoke assembly General 3 Active
US6844764B2 System and method for generating two effective frequencies using a single clock Electricity 3 Expired
USD1024313S1 Frame for a direct nasal mask assembly General 3 Active
US9298079B2 Sonar preview mode Physics 2 Active
US7827666B2 Assembly, method and system for aligning a driver to a pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active

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