Thomas E. Devlin
35Patents
14h-index
24Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 23, 1992 → May 15, 2025
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5562693A | Cutting blade assembly for a surgical scissors | Human Necessities | 150 | Expired |
| US5419769A | Suction systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 120 | Expired |
| US6270466A | Bruxism biofeedback apparatus and method including acoustic transducer coupled closely to user's head bones | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 106 | Expired |
| US5460613A | Suction catheter assemblies | Human Necessities | 83 | Expired |
| US5349950A | Suction catheter assemblies | Human Necessities | 82 | Expired |
| US5300043A | Suction catheter valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 62 | Expired |
| US6389634B1 | Oral devices | Human Necessities | 42 | Expired |
| US7462074B1 | Rotating plug adapter with integral two blade and grounding post receptacle | Electricity | 41 | Active |
| US7762213B2 | Self-cleaning litter box | Human Necessities | 37 | Active |
| US5605466A | Wall outlet adapter having sawtooth profile | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US7997230B2 | Manual litter box | Human Necessities | 28 | Active |
| US6117092A | Bruxism biofeedback apparatus and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US7575436B1 | Rotating plug adapter with integral two blade receptacle | Electricity | 17 | Active |
| US8123528B2 | Electrical plug adapter having a receptacle rotatable around a cap with projecting conductive members | Electricity | 16 | Active |
| US8166919B2 | Self-cleaning litter box | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US8166920B2 | Self-cleaning litter box | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US8161908B2 | Self-cleaning litter box | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| US8166918B2 | Self-cleaning litter box | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| USD422082S | Control panel for medical instrument for analyzing the middle ear | General | 10 | Expired |
| US8028659B2 | Self-cleaning litter box | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| USD408914S | Medical instrument for analyzing the middle ear | General | 10 | Expired |
| US5467498A | Self-sharpening scraping tool | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US8567348B2 | Manual litter box | Human Necessities | 5 | Active |
| US10068464B2 | Method for adding a security code to multiple receivers during power-up | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US9146020B2 | Modular lamp controller | Electricity | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.