Inventor · Oregon, IL, US

Thomas R. Brown

34Patents
13h-index
44Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 13, 1977 → Oct 4, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6956468B2 Sensing mechanism for hitch articulation angle Performing Operations; Transporting 66 Expired
US5895173A Roadway paving apparatus Fixed Constructions 63 Expired
US4852680A Vehicle anti-theft system with remote security module Performing Operations; Transporting 51 Expired
US5964410A Method and apparatus of uniform nozzle liquid application by way of vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US6805516B2 Roadway paving system and method including roadway paving vehicle and supply truck Fixed Constructions 42 Expired
US4295287A Backhoe bucket quick coupler Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US4143701A Core assembly in a coupler for a railway vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US6776557B2 Roadway paving supply truck Fixed Constructions 30 Expired
US4515520A Stabilizer assembly Fixed Constructions 26 Expired
US4084705A Lock for a railway vehicle coupler Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US5934862A Conveyor mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US5415425A Apparatus for coupling a gooseneck hitch to a trailer platform Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US4815256A Capped container dispenser Physics 13 Expired
US4609216A Cab door structure and hold-open mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6186732A Conveyor mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US5478147A Portable mixer for mixing ground rubber into liquid asphalt Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US6499670B1 Directional control valve and valve assembly in an asphalt distributor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4767255A Backhoe boom cylinder bleed circuit Fixed Constructions 6 Expired
US4794813A Adjustable hydraulic controls for earth-moving equipment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4892158A Three point coupling arrangement for a tractor Human Necessities 3 Expired
US10176082B2 Z/OS SMF/RMF workload data playback with web dashboard visualization Physics 3 Active
US6161775A Feedline assembly and asphalt circulation system for an asphalt distributor Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US5403029A Mechanism for latching a gooseneck hitch to a trailer platform Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US7784441B2 Method and apparatus for supporting stop-and-go engine functionality Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US4624106A Pressure-compensating hydraulic system for preventing unauthorized use of a material handling implement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired

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