Inventor · Raleigh, NC, US

Thomas H. Wright

35Patents
23h-index
18Co-inventors
82Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 24, 1974 → Mar 4, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6173159A Wireless spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system for updating flight management files Electricity 209 Expired
US6047165A Wireless, frequency-agile spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system Electricity 204 Expired
US6353734B1 Wireless spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system for engine event reporting Physics 168 Expired
US6154637A Wireless ground link-based aircraft data communication system with roaming feature Electricity 165 Expired
US6167239A Wireless spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system with airborne airline packet communications Electricity 149 Expired
US6148179A Wireless spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system for engine event reporting Physics 135 Expired
US6163681A Wireless spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system with variable data rate Electricity 130 Expired
US6308045A Wireless ground link-based aircraft data communication system with roaming feature Electricity 127 Expired
US6160998A Wireless spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system with approach data messaging download Electricity 107 Expired
US6167238A Wireless-based aircraft data communication system with automatic frequency control Electricity 106 Expired
US6522867B1 Wireless, frequency-agile spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system with wireless unit in communication therewith Physics 76 Expired
US6108523A Wireless, frequency-agile spread spectrum ground like-based aircraft data communication system with remote flight operations control center Electricity 72 Expired
US6104914A Wireless frequency-agile spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system having adaptive power control Electricity 58 Expired
US6154636A System and method of providing OOOI times of an aircraft Electricity 57 Expired
US6308044A System and method of providing OOOI times of an aircraft Electricity 55 Expired
US6745010B2 Wireless, frequency-agile spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system with wireless unit in communication therewith Physics 49 Expired
US6990319B2 Wireless, ground link-based aircraft data communication method Electricity 45 Expired
US6775545B2 Wireless, ground link-based aircraft data communication system with roaming feature Electricity 43 Expired
US7426388B1 Wireless, ground link-based aircraft data communication system with roaming feature Electricity 40 Active
USRE40479E1 Wireless spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system for engine event reporting General 33 Expired
US5430826A Voice-activated switch Physics 33 Expired
US7426387B2 Wireless, ground link-based aircraft data communication system with roaming feature Electricity 28 Active
US7428412B2 Wireless, ground link-based aircraft data communication system with roaming feature Electricity 25 Active
US4184230A Poultry neck cutting, breaking and stretching method Human Necessities 19 Expired
US7769376B2 Wireless, ground link-based aircraft data communication system with roaming feature Electricity 19 Active

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