Thomas William Birdwell
12Patents
8h-index
20Co-inventors
68Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 3, 1994 → Mar 28, 2006
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6167110A | High voltage x-ray and conventional radiography imaging apparatus and method | Physics | 36 | Expired |
| US5519225A | System and method for using a dual modality detector for inspecting objects | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US6507635B2 | Method and apparatus for radiographic inspection of aircraft fuselages | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US6711235B2 | X-ray inspection apparatus and method | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US6895079B2 | Multiple focal spot X-ray inspection system | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US7341376B2 | Method for aligning radiographic inspection system | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7218706B2 | Energy discrimination radiography systems and methods for inspecting industrial components | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7266174B2 | Radiographic inspection of airframes and other large objects | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US5489781A | Dual modality detector | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US6826255B2 | X-ray inspection system and method of operating | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US7194474B2 | Method of processing test information | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US7497620B2 | Method and system for a multiple focal spot x-ray system | Physics | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.