Thomas Ives
24Patents
7h-index
17Co-inventors
62Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 18, 1998 → Jan 29, 2013
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6632698B2 | Microelectromechanical device having a stiffened support beam, and methods of forming stiffened support beams in MEMS | Physics | 295 | Expired |
| US6618254B2 | Methods and apparatus for securing disk drives in a disk array | Physics | 67 | Expired |
| US6567266B2 | Foam systems for protecting disk drives from mechanical disturbances | Physics | 56 | Expired |
| US6768643B1 | Methods and apparatus for reducing the opportunity for accidental removal or insertion of components | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US6138694A | Multiple stage wet processing platform and method of use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US6136724A | Multiple stage wet processing chamber | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US7239522B2 | Methods and apparatus for reducing the opportunity for accidental removal or insertion of components | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US6421243B1 | Signal and power routing apparatus and methods | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US6428126B1 | Support for electronic devices | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US6812617B2 | MEMS device having a flexure with integral electrostatic actuator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US6655977B2 | Method and apparatus for electrically connecting two objects | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US6661334B1 | Methods and apparatus for verifying the installation of components in a system | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US6483717B1 | Switch integral to a latch assembly | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US6925047B2 | High density data storage module | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US6921278B2 | Method and apparatus for electrically connecting two objects | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US6798113B2 | Flexure with integral electrostatic actuator | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US7148549B2 | Data storage module suspension system | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6996051B2 | Data storage module suspension system having primary and secondary flexures | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US6822933B2 | High density data storage module | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US7106169B2 | Methods and apparatus for verifying the installation of components in a system | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US7778586B2 | Waste toner solidification apparatus for a printing device | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US6621690B2 | Foam systems for protecting disk drives from mechanical disturbances | Physics | 0 | Expired |
| US9402011B2 | Single-facet spindle implementation for a laser scanner system | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US7448273B2 | Effecting dynamic measurement of low mass devices | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.