Inventor · Pleasanton, CA, US

Thomas D. Sharples

19Patents
10h-index
22Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 9, 1973 → May 1, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4811325A High-speed reproduction facility for audio programs Physics 273 Expired
US4106671A Liquid head control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US4438070A Packed column thermal reactor for an analytical instrument Physics 35 Expired
US4360151A Aerosol resistant bowl rotor Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US3941487A Colorimetric fluid analyzer Physics 26 Expired
US4772966A Synchronization method and apparatus Physics 19 Expired
US4670004A Swinging bucket rotor having improved bucket seating arrangement Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US3949965A Ball valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US5509881A Centrifuge rotor identification and refrigeration control system based on windage Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US4029473A Vestibule valve reagent dispenser Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US4285904A Method and apparatus for sealing centrifuge tubes Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US4085952A Flexible stem valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4897075A Centrifuge drive hub Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US5024646A Optimum fixed angle centrifuge rotor Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US4457737A Small diameter shaft connection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4686752A Method of forming slots in a material-retaining plate for a packed column reactor in an analytical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US4167955A Layering a liquid sample onto centrifuge tube liquid contents Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US10351482B1 Mine waste source for bio-mineral fertilizer to remineralize agricultural soil Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
USRE35071E Optimum fixed angle centrifuge rotor General 0 Expired

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