Inventor · Dubuque, IA, US

Thomas Francis

25Patents
6h-index
15Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 16, 1981 → Nov 30, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5279672A Automatic controlled cleaning machine Physics 359 Expired
US4517037A Refractory composition comprising nitride filler and colloidal sol binder Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US4581295A Refractory assembly for containment of molten Al-Li alloys Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US4356271A Noncollapsible ceramic foam Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US4499193A Process for producing beta'-silicon aluminum oxynitride (B'-SiAlON) using discrete particles Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US9171281B1 Techniques for filling orders Electricity 6 Active
US8077152B2 Magneto resistive elements and methods for manufacture and use of same Electricity 3 Active
US10437416B2 Personalized launch states for software applications Electricity 1 Active
US10739960B2 Performing application-specific searches using touchscreen-enabled computing devices Physics 1 Active
US10552894B2 Techniques for filling orders Electricity 0 Active
US11386484B2 Techniques for filling orders Electricity 0 Active
US9972045B2 Techniques for filling orders Electricity 0 Active
US10353504B2 User interface for computing devices equipped with pressure-sensitive displays Electricity 0 Active
US10325308B2 Techniques for filling orders Electricity 0 Active
US11861683B2 Techniques for filling orders Electricity 0 Active
US12073456B2 Techniques for filling orders Electricity 0 Active
US11436664B2 Techniques for filling orders Electricity 0 Active
US10311116B2 Multi-function search button Physics 0 Active
US12315002B2 Techniques for filling orders Electricity 0 Active
US10902504B2 Techniques for filling orders Electricity 0 Active
US9916025B2 Performing searches using computing devices equipped with pressure-sensitive displays Electricity 0 Active
US9741070B2 Techniques for filling orders Electricity 0 Active
US9921680B2 Performing searches using computing devices equipped with pressure-sensitive displays Electricity 0 Active
US9477982B2 Techniques for filling orders Electricity 0 Active
US10650439B2 Techniques for filling orders Electricity 0 Active

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