Inventor · Scottsdale, AZ, US

Thomas J. Ellis

30Patents
16h-index
26Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 18, 1984 → Aug 22, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7201618B2 Controlled mode conversion connector for reduced alien crosstalk Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Expired
US7635365B2 Bone plates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Active
US5411165A Drawer and insert for rapid removal of valuables Human Necessities 41 Expired
US5642972A One-direction captive screw fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5851095A Captive screw Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US6238155A Torque screw fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US7695501B2 Bone fixation system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US6761521B2 Captive screw Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6280131A Captive screw Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US7591686B2 Communications connectors with jackwire contacts and printed circuit boards Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US5865582A One-direction captive screw fastener Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
USD484031S1 Captive screw General 22 Expired
US6468012B2 Captive screw Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
USD502644S1 Captive screw General 21 Expired
USD480950S1 Captive screw General 18 Expired
US7892040B2 Communications connectors with jackwire contacts and printed circuit boards Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
USD409379S Golf glove holder General 16 Expired
US6749384B1 Drive rivet Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
USD472797S1 Captive screw General 13 Expired
USD492895S1 Captive screw General 13 Expired
US8632573B2 Bone fixation system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US5910052A Process for manufacturing a captive screw Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US7381097B2 Communications connectors with parasitic and/or inductive coupling elements for reducing crosstalk and related methods Electricity 10 Active
US6086480A Process for manufacturing a captive screw Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
USD469005S1 Captive screw General 8 Expired

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