Inventor
Timothy John Sommerer
Inventor
Ballston Spa, NY, US
Overview
Patents· 35 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H01Jprimary
H01JElectric discharge tubes or discharge lamps26%
F02CGas-turbine plants7%
H01TSpark gaps7%
F05DIndexing scheme for aspects relating to non-positive-displacement machines or engines, gas-turbines or jet-propulsion plants6%
H02MApparatus for conversion between ac and ac, between ac and dc, or between dc and dc, and for use with mains or similar power supply systems6%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution6%
H01KElectric incandescent lamps4%
H02JElectric power networks4%
F02PIgnition, other than compression ignition, for internal-combustion engines2%
F23QIgnition2%
PatentTitleYear
10,995,672Electrical waveform for gas turbine igniter202110,916,919Krypton-85-free spark gap with a discharge probe202110,914,274Fuel oxygen reduction unit with plasma reactor202110,665,402High voltage, cross-field, gas switch and method of operation202010,580,610Cold cathode switching device and converter202010,403,466Low sputtering, cross-field, gas switch and method of operation201910,256,067Low voltage drop, cross-field, gas switch and method of operation201910,103,519Krypton-85-free spark gap with photo-emission201810,096,999Gas tube-switched flexible alternating current transmission system20189,973,092Gas tube-switched high voltage DC power converter20189,913,359'Krypton-85-free spark gap with cantilevered component'20189,806,501'Spark gap with triple-point electron emission prompting'20179,748,857'Method and system for a gas tube-based current source high voltage direct current transmission system'20179,608,144'Photovoltaic devices and method of making'20179,520,801'Method and system for a gas tube switch-based voltage source high voltage direct current transmission system'20168,044,567'Light source incorporating a high temperature ceramic composite and gas phase for selective emission'20117,944,148'Mercury free tin halide compositions and radiation sources incorporating same'20117,892,061'Hermetical lamp sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components'20117,893,617'Metal electrodes for electric plasma discharge devices'20117,851,985'Article incorporating a high temperature ceramic composite for selective emission'20107,847,484'Mercury-free and sodium-free compositions and radiation source incorporating same'20107,839,089'Hermetical lamp sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components'20107,825,598'Mercury-free discharge compositions and lamps incorporating Titanium, Zirconium, and Hafnium'20107,722,421'High temperature ceramic composite for selective emission'20107,652,415'Electrode materials for electric lamps and methods of manufacture thereof'20107,633,216'Barium-free electrode materials for electric lamps and methods of manufacture thereof'20097,525,252'Sealing tube material for high pressure short-arc discharge lamps'20097,443,091'Hermetical lamp sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components'20087,438,621'Hermetical end-to-end sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components'20087,265,493'Mercury-free compositions and radiation sources incorporating same'20077,215,081'HID lamp having material free dosing tube seal'20077,132,797'Hermetical end-to-end sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components'20065,907,595'Emitter-cup cathode for high-emission x-ray tube'19995,866,984'Mercury-free ultraviolet discharge source'19995,438,235'Electrostatic shield to reduce wall damage in an electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp'1995Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1995–2021Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (34)· patent assignee history
1995–2021Based in Ballston Spa, NY, US· patent location history
2017Patents assigned to FIRST SOLAR INC (1)· patent assignee history
2017Patents assigned to JOHNSON JAMES NEIL (1)· patent assignee history
2017Patents assigned to KOREVAAR BASTIAAN ARIE (1)· patent assignee history
2017Patents assigned to SOMMERER TIMOTHY JOHN (1)· patent assignee history
2018Based in Niskayuna, NY, US· patent location history
2020Based in Charlton, NY, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| GEN ELECTRIC | 34 | 1995–2021 |
| FIRST SOLAR INC | 1 | 2017 |
| JOHNSON JAMES NEIL | 1 | 2017 |
| KOREVAAR BASTIAAN ARIE | 1 | 2017 |
| SOMMERER TIMOTHY JOHNself | 1 | 2017 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Ballston Spa, New York, US | 33 | 1995–2021 |
| Charlton, New York, US | 1 | 2020 |
| Niskayuna, New York, US | 1 | 2018 |