Thomas C. Taylor
31Patents
16h-index
25Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 21, 1983 → Dec 9, 2008
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6932892B2 | Apparatus and method for electrolytically depositing copper on a semiconductor workpiece | Electricity | 176 | Expired |
| US6638410B2 | Apparatus and method for electrolytically depositing copper on a semiconductor workpiece | Electricity | 83 | Expired |
| US5927653A | Two-stage reusable earth-to-orbit aerospace vehicle and transport system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 73 | Expired |
| US5610099A | Process for fabricating transistors using composite nitride structure | Electricity | 66 | Expired |
| US6439508B1 | Inflatable habitation volumes in space | Performing Operations; Transporting | 48 | Expired |
| US4650139A | Aerospike for attachment to space vehicle system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 42 | Expired |
| US7114682B1 | System and method for transportation and storage of cargo in space | Performing Operations; Transporting | 38 | Expired |
| US7163179B1 | Commercial service platform in space | Performing Operations; Transporting | 35 | Expired |
| US7559508B1 | Propellant depot in space | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Active |
| US6365033B1 | Methods for controlling and/or measuring additive concentration in an electroplating bath | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US4562979A | Expandable spacecraft | Performing Operations; Transporting | 23 | Expired |
| US5813632A | Salvage hardware apparatus and method for orbiting objects | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US6206328A | Centrifugal gravity habitation torus constructed of salvaged orbital debris | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US6551479B1 | Apparatus for controlling and/or measuring additive concentration in an electroplating bath | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US5385634A | Sealed self aligned contact process | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US7156348B1 | Platform and system for propellant tank storage and transfer in space | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US7370835B2 | Platform and system for mass storage and transfer in space | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Active |
| US4867395A | Flat end cap module for space transportation systems | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US5789323A | Fabrication of metal-ferroelectric-metal capacitors with a two step patterning sequence | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US4790499A | Aerospike for attachment to space vehicle system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US5390531A | Leak testing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US7559509B1 | Large cryogenic tank logistics for in-space vehicles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US7503526B1 | Space transportation node including tether system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Active |
| US6945498B2 | Commercial experiment system in orbit | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| USD298185S | Trouser hanger | General | 7 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.