Inventor

Robert A. Thompson

Inventor

Quaker Street, NY, US

Overview

35→

Patents

1976–2001

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 35 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B24Cprimary

B24CAbrasive or related blasting with particulate material24%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification18%

G01BMeasuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions9%

B23QDetails, components, or accessories for machine tools, e.g. arrangements for copying or controlling4%

C21DModifying the physical structure of ferrous metals4%

G01LMeasuring force, stress, torque, work, mechanical power, mechanical efficiency, or fluid pressure4%

B24BMachines, devices, or processes for grinding or polishing3%

D06FLaundering, drying, ironing, pressing or folding textile articles3%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties3%

G01PMeasuring linear or angular speed, acceleration, deceleration, or shock3%

PatentTitleYear

6,244,078'Drive system for washing machine'2001 6,142,027'Method and apparatus for calibrating a densitometer based sensor for shot peening'2000 5,926,887'Mode shifter for a washing machine'1999 5,893,984'High aspect ratio EDM electrode assembly'1999 5,731,509'Almen strip'1998 5,654,496'Method for calibrating a densitometer based sensor for shot peening'1997 5,581,483'Measurement of shot peening coverage by correlation analysis of surface line data'1996 5,507,172'Apparatus to measure particle distribution of a shot stream'1996 5,412,962'Safety locking devices for PVC ball valves'1995 5,365,762'Suction-type shot peening machine sensor'1994 5,333,161'Intergranular stress corrosion cracking mitigation by rapid quench melting'1994 5,327,755'Constant flow control for a pressure pot shot peening machine'1994 5,293,320'Measurment of shot peening coverage by impact dent characterization'1994 5,271,282'Sensor for lance-type shot peening guns'1993 5,271,255'Method to control and monitor a pressure pot shot peening system'1993 5,235,517'Measurement of the shot peening coverage by automated analysis of peened surface line traces'1993 5,226,331'Apparatus and method for measuring the particle number rate and the velocity distribution of a sprayed stream'1993 5,204,826'Quality assurance of surface treatments by analysis of substrate surface line traces'1993 5,176,018'Shot sensing shot peening system and method having a capacitance based densitometer'1993 5,172,580'Non-destructive determination of surface cold work due to a shot peening operation'1992 5,169,689'Method of producing thermal barrier coatings on a substrate'1992 5,166,885'Non-destructive monitoring of surfaces by 3-D profilometry using a power spectra'1992 5,048,316'Pressure pot shot peening system having a holder'1991 5,003,805'Method and system for monitoring shot peening'1991 4,873,855'Shot sensing shot peening system and method'1989 4,860,500'Passive actuator to maintain a constant normal cutting force during robotic deburring'1989 4,848,123'Shot peening mass flow and velocity sensing system and method'1989 4,805,429'Shot peening system and method with velocity sensing'1989 4,759,243'Method and apparatus for optimizing single point machining operations'1988 4,637,248'Adaptive displacement sensor for contour machining'1987 4,620,281'In-process cutting tool condition compensation and part inspection'1986 4,604,834'Method and apparatus for optimizing grinding'1986 4,356,376'Pulse laser pretreated machining'1982 4,248,094'Measurement of residual stresses by local melting'1981 3,948,294'Impact-protective coating for plastic pipe'1976

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1976Patents assigned to AMERON INC (1)· patent assignee history

1976Based in Cerritos, CA, US· patent location history

1981–2001Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (33)· patent assignee history

1981–2001Based in Quaker Street, NY, US· patent location history

1988–2000Based in New York, NY, US· patent location history

1995Based in Dumfries, VA, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	33	1981–2001
AMERON INC	1	1976

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Quaker Street, New York, US	24	1981–2001
New York, New York, US	9	1988–2000
Dumfries, Virginia, US	1	1995
Cerritos, California, US	1	1976