Thomas E. Speer
18Patents
8h-index
13Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 19, 1985 → Mar 2, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6591169B2 | Method and computer program product for controlling the actuators of an aerodynamic vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 41 | Expired |
| US7228227B2 | Bezier curve flightpath guidance using moving waypoints | Performing Operations; Transporting | 30 | Expired |
| US7469863B1 | Systems and methods for automatically and semiautomatically controlling aircraft refueling | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Active |
| US7980512B1 | System and method for displaying aerial refueling symbology | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Active |
| US7357352B2 | Air vehicle assembly and an associated control system and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US4722062A | Method and apparatus for the control or monitoring of thermal turbomachines based on material stresses | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US7424350B2 | Vehicle control systems and corresponding sizing methods | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US6711476B2 | Method and computer program product for estimating at least one state of a dynamic system | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US8910902B2 | Towed sensor array maneuvering system and methods | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US8398028B1 | Drogue with power generator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US7548800B2 | Method and computer program product for controlling an aerodynamic vehicle having at least one structural mode | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US9132921B2 | Refueling boom control system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US9352846B2 | Refueling boom control system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US8733704B1 | Drogue with power generator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US7353842B2 | Air fitting with an integral check valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US9757889B2 | Non-conductive wire splice connector | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US8733703B1 | Drogue with power generator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US10013814B2 | Diagnosis of aircraft gas turbine engines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.