Inventor · Los Angeles, CA, US

Thomas Lin

34Patents
9h-index
27Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 16, 1988 → Aug 31, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD532275S1 Grip for hand tool General 35 Expired
US5467586A Replaceable cutting blade for a lawn mower blade Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US5101718A Cutting device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
USD494430S1 Gardening shears General 20 Expired
USD494027S1 Gardening shears General 20 Expired
USD536233S1 Grip General 20 Expired
US5668420A Magnetohydrodynamic apparatus Electricity 16 Expired
US6640442B2 Cutting stroke-adjustable pruning shears Human Necessities 12 Expired
US8683657B2 Press button-controlled retractable bar Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
USD698195S1 Kettle General 8 Active
US5044268A Cutting device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
USD886195S1 Tag General 8 Active
US6113406A Electrical interconnect using low melting point liquid metals Electricity 7 Expired
US5199350A Cutting device Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US9205549B1 Retractable bar for hand tool Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US5689911A Easy tie fish hook Human Necessities 7 Expired
US8684620B2 Push button-controlled retractable bar Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US5787635A Fishing hook storage apparatus Human Necessities 5 Expired
US5508052A Method of peeling and segmenting fruits Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US9736990B2 Gardening shears with improved shearing efficiency Human Necessities 4 Active
US5996232A Tree pruner Human Necessities 3 Expired
US9591808B2 Gardening shears capable of switching cutting modes Human Necessities 3 Active
US9767201B2 Modeling actions for entity-centric search Physics 3 Active
US8863392B2 Grafting pruner Human Necessities 1 Active
US12005562B2 Telescopic tube assembly Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active

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