Inventor
Thomas E. Archibald
Inventor
Providence, RI, US
Overview
Patents· 28 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
A62Cprimary
A62CFire-fighting34%
F16KValves15%
F23DBurners8%
F23NRegulating or controlling combustion8%
F24HFluid heaters, e.g. water or air heaters, having heat-generating means, e.g. heat pumps, in general8%
G01FMeasuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level7%
G08BSignalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems5%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification5%
B01DSeparation2%
PatentTitleYear
11,045,675Belleville seal for valve seat having a tear drop laminar flow feature202111,027,163Preaction sprinkler valve assemblies, related dry sprinkler devices and fire protection sprinkler systems202110,912,964Modular valve assembly202110,850,143Activator of pilot type fire protection systems and sytems using same202010,850,144Preaction sprinkler valve assemblies, related dry sprinkler devices, and compressive activation mechanism202010,653,908Preaction sprinkler valve assemblies, related dry sprinkler devices and fire protection sprinkler systems202010,646,736Preaction sprinkler valve assemblies, related dry sprinkler devices adapted for long travel, and fire protection sprinkler systems202010,596,401Modular valve assembly202010,589,139Modular valve assembly202010,576,318Differential flow detector for firefighting systems202010,195,473Dry sprinkler20199,950,203Control valve assembly20189,901,763'Preaction sprinkler valve assemblies, related dry sprinkler devices and fire protection sprinkler systems'20189,795,815'Control valve assembly'20179,636,531'Dry sprinkler'20178,746,356'Dry Sprinkler'20148,528,653'Dry sprinkler'20138,469,112'Dry sprinkler'20138,327,946'Dry sprinkler'20127,802,628'Dry sprinkler'20107,516,800'Dry sprinkler'20096,964,248'Fuel-fired heating appliance with temperature-based fuel shutoff system'20056,893,253'Fuel-fired heating appliance with temperature-based fuel shutoff system'20056,814,031'Combustion air shutoff apparatus for a fuel-fired heating appliance'20046,776,125'Methods of operating a fuel-fired heating apparatus'20046,715,451'Fuel-fired heating appliance with combustion air shutoff system having frangible temperature sensing structure'20046,318,564'Strainer'20014,974,536'Recoverable tethered platform system'1990Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1990Based in Norton, MA, US· patent location history
2001–2019Based in Providence, RI, US· patent location history
2004–2005Patents assigned to WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM (5)· patent assignee history
2009–2019Patents assigned to TYCO FIRE PRODUCTS LP (8)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Patents assigned to ARCHIBALD THOMAS E (4)· patent assignee history
2017–2021Patents assigned to GLOBE FIRE SPRINKLER CORP (10)· patent assignee history
2017–2021Based in Midland, MI, US· patent location history
2020–2021Patents assigned to VICTAULIC CO OF AMERICA (10)· patent assignee history
2020–2021Based in Saunderstown, RI, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| GLOBE FIRE SPRINKLER CORP | 10 | 2017–2021 |
| VICTAULIC CO OF AMERICA | 10 | 2020–2021 |
| TYCO FIRE PRODUCTS LP | 8 | 2009–2019 |
| WATER HEATER IND JOINT RES & DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM | 5 | 2004–2005 |
| ARCHIBALD THOMAS Eself | 4 | 2012–2014 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Providence, RI, US | 14 | 2001–2019 |
| Midland, MI, US | 10 | 2017–2021 |
| Saunderstown, RI, US | 3 | 2020–2021 |
| Norton, Massachusetts, US | 1 | 1990 |