Thomas J. Martel
31Patents
13h-index
13Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 30, 1977 → Mar 11, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5135645A | Refrigerator water filter | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 131 | Expired |
| US4486640A | Cooker/baker utensil for microwave oven | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 119 | Expired |
| US4156806A | Concentrated energy microwave appliance | Human Necessities | 53 | Expired |
| US4663506A | Microwave cake and bread maker | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
| US4166208A | Corn popper with butter dispenser | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US4158760A | Seed heating microwave appliance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 39 | Expired |
| US4450334A | Microwave pizza maker | Human Necessities | 38 | Expired |
| US4413167A | Microwave egg cooker | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| USD273168S | Microwave pizza maker utensil | General | 32 | Expired |
| US4435628A | Seed heating microwave appliance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US4434343A | Turntable for microwave oven | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US4990750A | Independently powered safety device | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| USD274495S | Combined microwave base and pan for pizza maker | General | 15 | Expired |
| USD271174S | Microwave corn popper with cover | General | 13 | Expired |
| USD270702S | Microwave corn popper | General | 13 | Expired |
| US6379464B1 | Apparatus for applying material to a target in relative motion to a dispenser | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| USD276022S | Microwave egg cooker | General | 8 | Expired |
| US5922132A | Automated adhesive spray timing control | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| USD268889S | Microwave espresso coffee maker | General | 4 | Expired |
| US7734112B1 | Method and system for identifying an object in an electronically acquired image | Physics | 4 | Active |
| USD271556S | Microwave cooking utensil | General | 4 | Expired |
| USD255534S | Corn popping appliance | General | 3 | Expired |
| US8718320B1 | Codification of a time series of images | Physics | 2 | Active |
| USD256758S | Popcorn maker appliance | General | 2 | Expired |
| US6459448B1 | System and method for automatically inspecting arrays of geometric targets | Physics | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.