William A. Thomas
16Patents
8h-index
23Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 18, 1975 → May 17, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5128671A | Control device having multiple degrees of freedom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 464 | Expired |
| US5628403A | Universal turbine blade packaging container | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US5048679A | Aircraft brake disk stack glove | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 14 | Expired |
| US4790430A | Aircraft brake shipping container | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US4304279A | Airplane wheel and bearing protector | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US4101086A | Yarn tie-up and transfer tail method, and yarn package tube and apparatus for the method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US5127520A | Clamshell aircraft brake assembly shipping container | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US4893713A | Protector pallet for aircraft wheel assemblies | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US6779757B2 | Preforms for acute structural edges | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US4022392A | Apparatus for removing packages from textile yarn winder | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US4729478A | Bellows shock absorbing container | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US6241481A | Water pump shaft seal assembly for in-line water and power steering pumps | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 3 | Expired |
| US9945483B2 | System and apparatus for aerodynamically sealing surfaces | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US6328534A | Water pump shaft seal assembly for in-line water and power steering pumps | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Expired |
| US11750868B2 | Systems and methods for management of media content subscriptions | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US7127809B2 | Method of forming one or more base structures on an LTCC cofired module | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.