Inventor · Ballston Spa, NY, US

Timothy John Sommerer

40Patents
6h-index
64Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 5, 1993 → Jan 10, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5907595A Emitter-cup cathode for high-emission x-ray tube Electricity 147 Expired
US5866984A Mercury-free ultraviolet discharge source Electricity 23 Expired
US5438235A Electrostatic shield to reduce wall damage in an electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp Electricity 14 Expired
US7215081B2 HID lamp having material free dosing tube seal Electricity 12 Expired
US9520801B1 Method and system for a gas tube switch-based voltage source high voltage direct current transmission system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US7443091B2 Hermetical lamp sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components Electricity 6 Active
US10256067B1 Low voltage drop, cross-field, gas switch and method of operation Electricity 6 Active
US10914274B1 Fuel oxygen reduction unit with plasma reactor Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US9608144B2 Photovoltaic devices and method of making Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7633216B2 Barium-free electrode materials for electric lamps and methods of manufacture thereof Electricity 2 Expired
US10995672B2 Electrical waveform for gas turbine igniter Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US7132797B2 Hermetical end-to-end sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components Electricity 2 Expired
US11260953B2 System and method for cooling a leading edge of a high speed vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US11267551B2 System and method for cooling a leading edge of a high speed vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US7525252B2 Sealing tube material for high pressure short-arc discharge lamps Electricity 2 Expired
US9806501B1 Spark gap with triple-point electron emission prompting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7265493B2 Mercury-free compositions and radiation sources incorporating same Electricity 2 Expired
US9973092B2 Gas tube-switched high voltage DC power converter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7438621B2 Hermetical end-to-end sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components Electricity 1 Active
US9913359B1 Krypton-85-free spark gap with cantilevered component Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US7892061B2 Hermetical lamp sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components Electricity 1 Active
US9748857B2 Method and system for a gas tube-based current source high voltage direct current transmission system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7722421B2 High temperature ceramic composite for selective emission Electricity 1 Active
US7847484B2 Mercury-free and sodium-free compositions and radiation source incorporating same Electricity 1 Active
US7839089B2 Hermetical lamp sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired

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