Inventor · Indianapolis, IN, US

Thomas Kirschner

19Patents
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18Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 29, 1975 → Jan 19, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6179095A Spring assembly for a floating calliper disc brake Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US6173819A Partially lined disc brake Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US7815022B2 Brake caliper for a disk brake of a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US4046384A Stylus cleaning system for disc record player Physics 5 Expired
US4451912A Record extraction mechanism for disc player Physics 5 Expired
US4443872A Video disc player having caddy lockout mechanism Physics 4 Expired
US8365882B2 Spring for a composite brake disk and composite brake disk Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US4435799A Disc record player having shutoff switch actuating apparatus Physics 3 Expired
US6269734A Piston for a hydraulic piston cylinder unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US4485465A Video disc player having turntable brake mechanism Physics 3 Expired
US11588274B2 Connecting device having a plug connector and a mating connector Electricity 2 Active
US4516233A Disc record player having player control apparatus Physics 2 Expired
US3970317A Apparatus for inhibiting a plurality of disc records from being disposed on a turntable and grounding a disc record disposed on the turntable Physics 2 Expired
US11600947B2 Electrical connector Electricity 1 Active
US10074462B2 Cable having a pluggable connector Electricity 1 Active
US4426349A Process for improving dimensional stability of video disc caddy Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Expired
US4453240A Video disc player having caddy overtravel mechanism Physics 1 Expired
US4471478A Video disc player having carriage locking mechanism Physics 0 Expired
US11769973B2 Plug connector and plug connector assembly Electricity 0 Active

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