Inventor · Los Altos Hills, CA, US

Thomas M. Sherlock

14Patents
8h-index
13Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 11, 1988 → Feb 19, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5557887A Yieldable gearing and safety mechanisms for garage door operators Electricity 51 Expired
US5008081A Method and apparatus for automatic melt indexing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US8896992B2 Wearable computer system Physics 24 Active
US5501086A Security device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5136737A Self standing convertible furniture frame assembly Human Necessities 20 Expired
US5621930A Self standing convertible furniture frame assembly Human Necessities 15 Expired
US7312071B2 Effective monitoring system for anthrax smallpox, or other pathogens Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5740684A Security system for use on the beach Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6032498A Security system for use on the beach Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US8991170B2 Solar air conditioning heat pump with minimized dead volume Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9921607B2 Portable user input system operable in two modes Physics 1 Active
US10253723B2 Solar air conditioning heat pump with minimized dead volume Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10697394B2 Solar air conditioning heat pump with minimized dead volume Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US9710015B2 Wearable computer system Physics 0 Active

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