Inventor · Arlington Heights, IL, US

Thomas J. Heyden

23Patents
5h-index
22Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 1, 1999 → Apr 19, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6422155B1 Rail car truck pedestal shear pad Performing Operations; Transporting 58 Expired
US7392887B2 Bladder actuator for a railroad retarder Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US7306077B2 Fail-safe, weight-responsive skate retarder Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US7325567B2 Pneumatic retarder acutator valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
USD918656S1 Pusher General 5 Active
USD841409S1 Juicing machine General 5 Active
US6357360B1 Frame brace and center clamp Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US7649350B2 Railcar presence detector Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US8413770B1 Systems and methods for retarding the speed of a railcar Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
USD914464S1 Press box General 4 Active
US8079309B2 Devices and systems for controlling travel of a railcar Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
USD915156S1 Press box General 4 Active
USD840770S1 Hopper and pressing chamber for a juicing machine General 4 Active
US11344052B2 Partial or whole food hopper, grinder and cold press counter-top juicing machine, system and method Human Necessities 3 Active
US8485107B2 Devices and systems for controlling travel of a railcar Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US8365876B2 Air bladder actuator for railroad car retarder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7530432B2 Bladder-actuated railroad retarder Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US8499900B1 Electro-hydraulic railcar retarders for controlling the speed of a railcar Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US10207722B2 Automated machining and welding of railway car parts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8485105B2 Devices and systems for stopping travel of a railcar Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US11910819B2 Partial or whole food hopper, grinder and cold press counter-top juicing machine, system and method Human Necessities 0 Active
US9956968B2 Bearing adapter side frame interface for a railway car truck Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11844466B2 Juicing devices with a removable grinder Human Necessities 0 Active

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