Inventor · Hartsville, SC, US

Thomas G. Van Sistine

10Patents
6h-index
15Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 14, 1995 → Nov 8, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5497064A Apparatus for starting a switched reluctance motor Electricity 16 Expired
US8068727B2 Storage-type water heater having tank condition monitoring features Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Active
US5525887A Switched reluctance motor providing rotor position detection at low speeds without a separate rotor shaft position sensor Electricity 14 Expired
US7372005B2 Water storage device having a powered anode Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US5537019A Switched reluctance motor providing rotor position detection at high speeds without a separate rotor shaft position sensor Electricity 10 Expired
US7256372B2 Fluid-heating apparatus, circuit for heating a fluid, and method of operating the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US8162232B2 Water storage device having a powered anode Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9435565B2 Water heater and method of operating the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10544962B2 Water heater and method of operating the same Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10612817B2 System and method of controlling a water heater having a powered anode Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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