Inventor · Columbia, MD, US

Thomas C. Jones

71Patents
21h-index
113Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 16, 1978 → Nov 8, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6063020A Heater door safety interlock for infant warming apparatus Human Necessities 805 Expired
US6697944B1 Digital content distribution, transmission and protection system and method, and portable device for use therewith Physics 595 Expired
US7103574B1 Enforcement architecture and method for digital rights management Electricity 301 Expired
US8060448B2 Late binding tokens Physics 264 Expired
USD389501S Digital camera General 230 Expired
US7136838B1 Digital license and method for obtaining/providing a digital license Electricity 197 Expired
US6205245A Method and apparatus for rapid down-scaling of color images directly from sensor color filter array space Electricity 102 Expired
US5924985A Patient probe disconnect alarm Human Necessities 99 Expired
US7703128B2 Digital identity management Electricity 91 Active
US8621561B2 Selective authorization based on authentication input attributes Electricity 90 Active
US7051005B1 Method for obtaining a black box for performing decryption and encryption functions in a digital rights management (DRM) system Electricity 67 Expired
US7383205B1 Structure of a digital content package Electricity 62 Expired
US6973444B1 Method for interdependently validating a digital content package and a corresponding digital license Electricity 59 Expired
US6151069A Dual mode digital camera for video and still operation Electricity 56 Expired
US6556242B1 Dual mode signal processing system for video and still image data Electricity 51 Expired
US7181016B2 Deriving a symmetric key from an asymmetric key for file encryption or decryption Electricity 50 Expired
US7382883B2 Deriving a symmetric key from an asymmetric key for file encryption or decryption Electricity 48 Active
US6155970A Rotating infant mattress Human Necessities 43 Expired
US6231499A Lift mechanism for infant care apparatus canopy Human Necessities 36 Expired
US6457196B1 Rotating infant mattress Human Necessities 33 Expired
US6471634B1 Infant care apparatus with bidirectional sliding drawer Human Necessities 24 Expired
US7802294B2 Controlling computer applications' access to data Physics 20 Active
US7278341B1 Structural bolt security apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US7633861B2 Fabric access integrated circuit configured to bound cell reorder depth Electricity 17 Expired
US5539854A Heat controlled humidifier for infant incubator Human Necessities 16 Expired

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