Thomas Grimm
35Patents
15h-index
61Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 11, 1978 → Nov 30, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.