Thomas N. Meyer
24Patents
8h-index
27Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 30, 1976 → Jan 24, 2002
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4582004A | Electric arc heater process and apparatus for the decomposition of hazardous materials | Human Necessities | 26 | Expired |
| US4356029A | Titanium product collection in a plasma reactor | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 24 | Expired |
| US4530101A | Electric arc fired cupola for remelting of metal chips | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US4188368A | Method of producing silicon | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US4535225A | High power arc heater | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US4571259A | Apparatus and process for reduction of metal oxides | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US4214736A | Arc heater melting system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US6585797B2 | Recirculating molten metal supply system and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US4219726A | Arc heater construction with total alternating current usage | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US4251701A | Circuit interrupter | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US4104691A | Circuit breaker apparatus including asymmetrical fault detector | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US4239740A | Production of high purity silicon by a heterogeneous arc heater reduction | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US6474397B1 | Fluxing agent for metal cast joining | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US6578620B1 | Filtering molten metal injector system and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US4541866A | Hot injection ladle metallurgy | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Expired |
| US4271341A | Circuit breaker operating mechanism | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
| US4131774A | Circuit interrupter operating mechanism | Electricity | 3 | Expired |
| US6450237B1 | Compound cast product and method for producing a compound cast product | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US4346273A | Circuit-interrupter having a high-frequency transverse magnetic field to assist in arc interruption | Electricity | 2 | Expired |
| US6742568B2 | Casting apparatus including a gas driven molten metal injector and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US4255636A | Circuit breaker with current carrying conductor system utilizing eddy current repulsion | Electricity | 1 | Expired |
| US6451248B1 | Pressurized molten metal holder furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Expired |
| US6540008B1 | Molten metal injector system and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Expired |
| US6516868B2 | Molten metal holder furnace and casting system incorporating the molten metal holder furnace | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.