Thomas L. Davis
28Patents
11h-index
25Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 4, 1977 → Oct 27, 2009
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5537813A | Gas turbine inlet air combined pressure boost and cooling method and apparatus | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 196 | Expired |
| US4846134A | Apparatus and method for removing and burning hydrocarbon vapors using an internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US5101799A | Mixture control unit for use with the control system of a soil venting apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US4904501A | Method for chromizing of boiler components | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 19 | Expired |
| US5041309A | Method of chromizing a workpiece by applying a coating containing chromium particles onto a ceramic carrier, positioning the carrier proximate the workpiece, and heating both carrier and workpiece to diffuse chromium particles into the workpiece | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Expired |
| US5135777A | Method for diffusion coating a workpiece with Cr, Si, Al or B by placing coated ceramic alumino-silicate fibers next to the workpiece and heating to diffuse the diffusion coating into the workpiece | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Expired |
| US5054291A | Multi-bay system for the forced air postharvest conditioning of agricultural crops | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 15 | Expired |
| US4886019A | Engine breather assembly with oil drain back | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US5070850A | Mixture control unit system for soil venting apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US7190943B2 | System and method for frequency translation with harmonic suppression using mixer stages | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US4455352A | Materials system for high strength corrosion resistant bimetallic products | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US5323105A | Test template for monitoring the pins of a multi-pin chip cirucit package | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| USD251759S | Trade exhibit structure and lighting therefor | General | 9 | Expired |
| US5063748A | Thermal storage tank system and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US5019300A | Direct contact water-to-air heat exchanger and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US5208071A | Method for aluminizing a ferritic workpiece by coating it with an aqueous alumina slurry, adding a halide activator, and heating | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US4625209A | Clutter generator for use in radar evaluation | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US5390501A | Hydraulic conveyance of particulate materials such as ice particles | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 6 | Expired |
| US7164899B2 | System and method for frequency translation with harmonic suppression using mixer stages | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US5195850A | Apparatus and method for transporting buoyant particulate matter such as ice to a submerged location in a fluid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5 | Expired |
| US5201606A | Thermal storage tank and associated top structure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| USD316864S | Breather assembly for combustion engine | General | 3 | Expired |
| US5571232A | Thermal energy storage tank containing submerged ice mass | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
| US7610032B2 | System and method for frequency translation with harmonic suppression using mixer stages | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US5046551A | Long term thermal energy production, storage and reclaim system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.