Inventor · Gates Mills, OH, US

Thomas G. Parham

27Patents
16h-index
33Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 21, 1981 → Apr 17, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5526237A Lighting system for increasing brightness to a light guide Physics 118 Expired
US4638214A Fluorescent lamp containing aluminate phosphor Chemistry; Metallurgy 52 Expired
US5675677A Lamp-to-light guide coupling arrangement for an electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US5143445A Glass reflectors LPCVD coated with optical interference film Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 35 Expired
US5627426A Lamp with IR reflecting film and light-scattering coating Electricity 33 Expired
US5196759A High temperature lamps having UV absorbing quartz envelope Electricity 32 Expired
US5587626A Patterned optical interference coatings for only a portion of a high intensity lamp envelope Electricity 29 Expired
US4949005A Tantala-silica interference filters and lamps using same Electricity 28 Expired
US5610469A Electric lamp with ellipsoidal shroud Electricity 27 Expired
US5723937A Light-scattering coating, its preparation and use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5552671A UV Radiation-absorbing coatings and their use in lamps Electricity 20 Expired
US5258689A Fluorescent lamps having reduced interference colors Electricity 18 Expired
US4388094A Method and apparatus for producing tubular glass article Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US5952768A Transparent heat conserving coating for metal halide arc tubes Electricity 16 Expired
US5569979A UV absorbing fused quartz and its use for lamp envelopes Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US5353210A Reflector lamp with low UV emission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US5412274A Diffusely reflecting optical interference filters and articles including lamps reflectors and lenses Electricity 14 Expired
US6382816B1 Protected coating for energy efficient lamp Electricity 13 Expired
US5676579A Patterned optical interference coatings for electric lamps Electricity 13 Expired
US5578892A Bug free linear quartz halogen lamp Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US4631144A Aluminate phosphor Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US5402038A Method for reducing molybdenum oxidation in lamps Electricity 10 Expired
US5422534A Tantala-silica interference filters and lamps using same Electricity 9 Expired
US6773141B2 Protected coating for energy efficient lamp Electricity 9 Expired
US5536991A Lamp having silica protective coating Electricity 8 Expired

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