Thomas C. Prentice
49Patents
19h-index
38Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 13, 1982 → Mar 23, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6224675A | Multiple head dispensing system and method | Electricity | 111 | Expired |
| US6007631A | Multiple head dispensing system and method | Electricity | 105 | Expired |
| US6541063B1 | Calibration of a dispensing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 89 | Expired |
| US5886494A | Positioning system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Expired |
| US5903125A | Positioning system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Expired |
| US6395334B1 | Multiple head dispensing method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 80 | Expired |
| US6206964A | Multiple head dispensing system and method | Electricity | 78 | Expired |
| US6322854A | Multiple head dispensing method | Electricity | 77 | Expired |
| US6157157A | Positioning system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 74 | Expired |
| US6025689A | Positioning system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 66 | Expired |
| US6214117A | Dispensing system and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 64 | Expired |
| US6866881B2 | Dispensing system and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 53 | Expired |
| US7980197B2 | Method and apparatus for dispensing a viscous material on a substrate | Performing Operations; Transporting | 42 | Active |
| US6688458B2 | System and method for controlling a conveyor system configuration to accommodate different size substrates | Performing Operations; Transporting | 35 | Expired |
| US7404861B2 | Imaging and inspection system for a dispenser and method for same | Electricity | 30 | Expired |
| US6814810B2 | Apparatus for calibrating a dispensing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US6902052B2 | System and method for controlling a conveyor system configuration to accommodate different size substrates | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US4838515A | Article positioner and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US6572702B1 | High speed electronic assembly system and method | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US4638119A | Position indicating apparatus for use in a digitizing tablet system | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US4644102A | Digitizing tablet system | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US9374905B2 | Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting dispensing units of a dispenser | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
| US9144818B2 | Method and apparatus for dispensing a viscous material on a substrate | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US9636699B2 | Method and apparatus for dispensing a viscous material on a substrate | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US9936585B2 | Method and apparatus for automatically adjusting dispensing units of a dispenser | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.