Inventor · Belmont, CA, US

Thomas P. Low

49Patents
19h-index
72Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 30, 1990 → Aug 2, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5262777A Device for generating multidimensional input signals to a computer Physics 231 Expired
US5243992A Pulse rate sensor system Human Necessities 79 Expired
US9266233B2 Exosuit system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Active
US8125755B2 Selectively rigidizable and actively steerable articulatable device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Active
US5672167A Controlled release osmotic pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Expired
US7034527B2 Systems of recording piston rod position information in a magnetic layer on a piston rod Electricity 62 Expired
US7307418B2 Systems for recording position information in a magnetic layer on a piston rod Electricity 61 Expired
US6989669B2 Systems and methods of recording piston rod position information in a magnetic layer on a piston rod Electricity 59 Expired
US7737685B2 Compositions for a magnetically hard layer on a piston rod Electricity 54 Active
US6995024B2 Method and apparatus for electrostatic dispensing of microdroplets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US7538445B2 Wave powered generation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US7557456B2 Wave powered generation using electroactive polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US7649276B2 Wave powered generation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Active
US9427864B2 Exosuit system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US5848655A Oscillating mass-based tool with dual stiffness spring Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US8833826B2 Mobile robotic manipulator system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US8388519B2 Controllable dexterous endoscopic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US9403272B2 Exosuit system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US8593016B2 Levitated micro-manipulator system Electricity 19 Active
US8686602B2 Levitated micro-manipulator system Electricity 18 Active
US5845718A Resonant oscillating mass-based torquing tool Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US8488295B2 Selectively rigidizable and actively steerable articulatable device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
USRE35016E Three-axis force measurement stylus General 12 Expired
US7166223B2 Hollow fiber contactor systems for removal of lipids from fluids Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US9093926B2 Electroadhesive conveying surfaces Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active

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