Thomas A. Cook
20Patents
13h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 6, 1974 → May 9, 2003
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5857043A | Variable period amplitude grating mask and method for use | Physics | 71 | Expired |
| US5340715A | Multiple surface evanescent wave sensor with a reference | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 65 | Expired |
| US3950075A | Light source for optical waveguide bundle | Physics | 60 | Expired |
| US5525466A | Multiple output referencing system for evanescent wave sensor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 59 | Expired |
| US4665899A | Apparatus for articulating the knee and hip joints | Human Necessities | 59 | Expired |
| US6444133B1 | Method of making photonic band gap fibers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 48 | Expired |
| US5464212A | Golf club putter | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US4852967A | Evanescent wave sensors | Physics | 42 | Expired |
| US4671938A | Immunoassay apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US5647040A | Tunable optical coupler using photosensitive glass | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US5738992A | Multiple output referencing system for evanescent wave sensor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US6078036A | Laser soft docking system for medical treatment system | Human Necessities | 21 | Expired |
| US6233381A | Photoinduced grating in oxynitride glass | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US6178045A | Spatial filter for high power laser beam | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US5538209A | Hardover protection system for an aircraft | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US5629998A | Method and apparatus for writing photosensitive grating using Lloyd's mirror | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US6694075B1 | Apodization of optical filters with multiple exposures of photosensitive media | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US7163748B2 | Method for making solid, ungelled aminoplast crosslinkers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Expired |
| US6653051B2 | Photoinduced grating in oxynitride glass | Physics | 0 | Expired |
| US6549706B2 | Photoinduced grating in oxynitride glass | Physics | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.