Inventor · Phoenixville, PA, US

Thomas E. Hanson

29Patents
8h-index
18Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 6, 1975 → Aug 18, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4328740A Coffee maker with a variable brew strength apparatus Human Necessities 44 Expired
US5696961A Multiple database access server for application programs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US5920870A Multi-layer abstraction bucket mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
USD262771S Steam iron General 16 Expired
US5429351A Game apparatus Human Necessities 15 Expired
USD265042S Coffee maker General 9 Expired
US5910059A Game apparatus Human Necessities 9 Expired
USD244341S Toaster General 8 Expired
US9669904B2 Systems and methods for multi-mode unmanned vehicle mission planning and control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
USD265044S Toaster General 6 Expired
US4615116A Slitting apparatus Electricity 6 Expired
USD244343S Toaster General 4 Expired
US4156573A Typewriter ribbon cartridge Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
USD247090S Steam iron General 3 Expired
US10331131B2 Systems and methods for payload integration and control in a multi-mode unmanned vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
USD246628S Steam iron General 2 Expired
USD246629S Steam iron General 2 Expired
US9169067B2 System and method to assist in lifting a vessel Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US11292582B2 Assemblies and methods for deploying a trailing edge flap of an aircraft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
USD247089S Steam iron General 1 Expired
USD247088S Steam iron General 1 Expired
US11014649B2 Methods and systems for deploying adjacent trailing edge flaps Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11964766B2 Assemblies and methods for deploying a trailing edge flap of an aircraft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12372963B2 Systems and methods for autonomous selection and operation of combinations of stealth and performance capabilities of a multi-mode unmanned vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11733698B2 Systems and methods for autonomous selection and operation of combinations of stealth and performance capabilities of a multi-mode unmanned vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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