Inventor · South Windsor, CT, US

Thomas J. Watson

45Patents
16h-index
37Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 26, 1985 → Oct 21, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7259718B2 Apparatus and method for keeping pets in a defined boundary having exclusion areas Physics 156 Expired
US7099649B2 System and method for wireless data exchange between an appliance and a handheld device Physics 74 Expired
US6964404B2 Apparatus and method for wireless data reception Physics 56 Expired
US9904375B1 LIDAR display systems and methods Physics 55 Active
US6770869B2 Method of automatic standardized calibration for infrared sensing device Physics 53 Expired
US6955333B2 Apparatus and method of wireless data transmission Physics 48 Expired
US6639209B1 Method of automatic standardized calibration for infrared sensing device Physics 47 Expired
US6248453A High strength aluminum alloy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6768103B2 System and method of automatic dynamic calibration for infrared sensing device Physics 36 Expired
US6707030B1 System and method of automatic dynamic calibration for infrared sensing device Physics 33 Expired
US5797493A Plumbing fittings and method of packaging therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US5676672A Umbilical cord clamps with shielded cutter Human Necessities 26 Expired
US4890203A Identity light Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
USD357128S Combination high chair, rocking horse, and desk General 21 Expired
US6974510B2 Aluminum base alloys Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US8009437B2 Wireless communication modules Electricity 20 Active
USD411788S Multifunction landscape rake head General 14 Expired
US5927130A Gas turbine guide vane Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US10394345B2 Lidar display systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Active
US5873699A Discontinuously reinforced aluminum gas turbine guide vane Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8834126B2 Fan blade protection system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9650897B2 Hybrid metal fan blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7376351B2 Data communications system and method for communication between infrared devices Physics 4 Expired
US8721294B2 Airfoil with galvanically isolated metal coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11126165B2 Vehicle computing system cooling systems Physics 2 Active

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