Inventor · San Gabriel, CA, US

Thomas A. Almquist

25Patents
24h-index
35Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 3, 1978 → Nov 26, 2003

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5902537A Rapid recoating of three-dimensional objects formed on a cross-sectional basis Performing Operations; Transporting 307 Expired
US6193923A Selective deposition modeling method and apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects and supports Performing Operations; Transporting 275 Expired
US6305769A Selective deposition modeling system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 164 Expired
US5141680A Thermal stereolighography Physics 153 Expired
US5174931A Method of and apparatus for making a three-dimensional product by stereolithography Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 143 Expired
US6270335A Selective deposition modeling method and apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects and supports Performing Operations; Transporting 123 Expired
US5695707A Thermal stereolithography Physics 122 Expired
US7077638B2 Selective deposition modeling method and apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects and supports Performing Operations; Transporting 121 Expired
US5137662A Method and apparatus for production of three-dimensional objects by stereolithography Physics 115 Expired
US6660209B2 Selective deposition modeling method and apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects and supports Performing Operations; Transporting 113 Expired
US5651934A Recoating of stereolithographic layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 112 Expired
US6508971B2 Selective deposition modeling method and apparatus for forming three-dimensional objects and supports Performing Operations; Transporting 110 Expired
US5123734A Apparatus and method for calibrating and normalizing a stereolithographic apparatus Physics 85 Expired
US5495328A Apparatus and method for calibrating and normalizing a stereolithographic apparatus Physics 83 Expired
US5258146A Method of and apparatus for measuring and controlling fluid level in stereolithography Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US6027682A Thermal stereolithography using slice techniques Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US5501824A Thermal stereolithography Physics 70 Expired
US5776409A Thermal stereolithograp using slice techniques Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Expired
US6048487A Recoating stereolithographic layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US5672312A Thermal stereolithography Physics 50 Expired
US5569349A Thermal stereolithography Physics 46 Expired
US5891382A Recoating of stereolithographic layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US5676904A Thermal stereolithography Physics 42 Expired
US6224816A Molding method, apparatus, and device including use of powder metal technology for forming a molding tool with thermal control elements Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US4225826A Laser apparatus Electricity 14 Expired

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