Inventor · South Burlington, VT, US

Thomas E. Cook

35Patents
17h-index
62Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 10, 1976 → Nov 23, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5465355A Establishing and restoring paths in a data processing I/O system Physics 76 Expired
US5377337A Method and means for enabling virtual addressing control by software users over a hardware page transfer control entity Physics 68 Expired
US5686014A Bleach compositions comprising manganese-containing bleach catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 64 Expired
US6822662B1 User selected display of two-dimensional window in three dimensions on a computer screen Physics 61 Expired
US7127560B2 Method of dynamically controlling cache size Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US4536318A Foaming surfactant compositions Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Expired
US8327126B2 Multicore processor and method of use that adapts core functions based on workload execution Physics 43 Active
US5423026A Method and apparatus for performing control unit level recovery operations Physics 38 Expired
US4493773A Low phosphate, softening laundry detergent containing ethoxylated nonionic, alkylpolysaccharide and cationic surfactants Chemistry; Metallurgy 31 Expired
US4046133A Solar panel assembly for fluid heating and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5197069A Method and system for detecting and recovering from switching errors Physics 25 Expired
US5705466A High bulk density granular detergents containing a percarbonate bleach and a powdered silicate Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US7996346B2 Method for autonomic workload distribution on a multicore processor Physics 23 Active
US7185215B2 Machine code builder derived power consumption reduction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6411292B1 Display of pointing indicator within two-dimensional window display in three dimensions on a computer screen Physics 18 Expired
US5479718A Shaft alignment device Physics 17 Expired
US4834895A Articles and methods for treating fabrics in clothes dryer Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US4536197A Process and apparatus for removing adsorbed material from an adsorber Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US5806453A Land anchor device Fixed Constructions 13 Expired
US4594184A Chlorine bleach compatible liquid detergent compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US9518675B2 Rotary stem position indicator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US7870337B2 Power-aware line intervention for a multiprocessor snoop coherency protocol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9370125B2 Hive of smart data center tiles Electricity 7 Active
US8782680B2 Method and apparatus for displaying interactions with media by members of a social software system Electricity 5 Active
US9507640B2 Multicore processor and method of use that configures core functions based on executing instructions Physics 5 Active

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