Inventor · Raleigh, NC, US

Thomas L. Davis

28Patents
11h-index
25Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 4, 1977 → Oct 27, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.