Thomas E. Kimble
28Patents
9h-index
9Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 1, 1976 → Jun 1, 2000
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5267980A | Optical components for an I.V. flow detector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 113 | Expired |
| US4781422A | Adjustable clutch mechanism | Fixed Constructions | 62 | Expired |
| USD295519S | Computer terminal | General | 46 | Expired |
| US4381690A | Cymbal stand | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US5251102A | Computer and computer terminals with depending, supporting ridge | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US5567902A | Method and apparatus for optically sensing the position and velocity of piano keys | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| USD259199S | Electric guitar | General | 22 | Expired |
| US5763799A | Simulated escapement apparatus for electronic keyboard | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| USD357229S | Hand held electronic checklist | General | 9 | Expired |
| US4119008A | Means for improving the repetition characteristics of an upright piano action | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| USD257727S | Electric guitar | General | 8 | Expired |
| US5866831A | Simulated piano action apparatus for electronic keyboard | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6232537A | Piano action with articulated jack | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| USD258449S | Electric guitar | General | 7 | Expired |
| US5844154A | Combination acoustic and electronic piano in which the acoustic action is disabled when played in the electronic mode | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| USD325903S | Computer terminal | General | 6 | Expired |
| US5539142A | Combined acoustic and electronic piano in which the acoustic action is disabled when played in the electronic mode | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US4019418A | Organ stop tablet mechanism | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US5945613A | Combination acoustic and electronic piano in which the acoustic action is disabled when played in the electronic mode | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US4387623A | Parallel motion linkage for the sliding keyboard cover of a piano | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| USD254676S | Organ console | General | 2 | Expired |
| USD262888S | Organ | General | 1 | Expired |
| USD254673S | Organ console | General | 1 | Expired |
| USD254137S | Organ console | General | 0 | Expired |
| USD272746S | Organ | General | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.