Inventor · Temple, TX, US

Thomas Grimm

35Patents
15h-index
61Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 11, 1978 → Nov 30, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4349196A Computer control toy track system Human Necessities 40 Expired
US4247107A Electronically controlled roadrace system with sound generator Human Necessities 39 Expired
US5592688A Reversible catching mitt Human Necessities 35 Expired
US5807198A Tossable game-ball device Human Necessities 32 Expired
US5970970A Ring airfoil launcher Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US6079398A Ring airfoil and launcher Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US6010419A Throwing toy with non-spinning tail Human Necessities 26 Expired
USD361811S Tossing ball General 24 Expired
US6099422A Pressurized bat Human Necessities 23 Expired
US5881885A Article packaging Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US5833897A Method of forming tossable device including game-ball unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
USD346001S Tossing ball General 20 Expired
US4262623A Inkless fingerprinting device and method adapted for recordation of a plurality of fingerprints Human Necessities 18 Expired
US6076511A Repeater launcher and ring airfoil Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
USD668307S1 Translucent toy bat General 16 Active
US6070247A Method and apparatus for controlling power to a multi-media conferencing system using any one of a system power switch and a computer Physics 10 Expired
US4522607A Toy railroad vehicle with alignment bias Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US7828258B2 Personal accessory hanger Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US4568305A Toy railroad vehicle brake system Human Necessities 6 Expired
US4564162A Track intersection for toy trains Human Necessities 3 Expired
US10926481B2 Method and device for connecting fibre-reinforced webs Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11009369B2 Method for operating a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle Physics 0 Active
US11155059B2 Multi-layered fibre composite material Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US10828557B2 System and method for providing a table game Human Necessities 0 Active
US10808086B2 Fiber composite material, use therefor, and method for the production thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

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