Inventor

Charles E. Thomas

Inventor
Athens, PA, US

Overview

73→
Patents
1979–2021
Patent span
Performing operations
Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 73 as inventor

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

H01Rprimary
H01RElectrically-conductive connections16%
G05BControl or regulating systems in general13%
B23QDetails, components, or accessories for machine tools, e.g. arrangements for copying or controlling12%
A24DCigars7%
B31FMechanical working or deformation of paper, cardboard or material worked in a manner analogous to paper7%
A61CDentistry6%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification6%
A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body3%
F16KValves3%
G01HMeasurement of mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves2%
PatentTitleYear
10,903,715Motor assembly202110,799,694Disposable dental valve device having a check valve202010,736,710Dental valve having a disposable turret202010,722,324Adapter for a tailpiece for a dental valve202010,090,610Cable connector having a slider for compression201810,010,712Disposable dental valve device having a check valve20189,980,790Dental valve device having a disposable turret20189,907,632'Disposable dental valve device having a check valve'20189,693,842'Disposable dental valve device having a check valve'20179,496,631'Cable connector having a slider for compression'20169,484,646'Cable connector structured for reassembly and method thereof'20169,257,780'Coaxial cable connector with weather seal'20168,840,429'Cable connector having a slider for compression'20148,591,244'Cable connector'20138,556,656'Cable connector with sliding ring compression'20138,425,253'Center conductor terminal having increased contact resistance'2013RE043832'Constant force coaxial cable connector'20128,287,309'Hardline connector'20128,197,283'Coaxial cable connector with RFI sealing'20128,113,875'Cable connector'20128,096,829'Center conductor terminal having increased contact resistance'20128,075,337'Cable connector'20118,033,862'Coaxial cable connector with RFI sealing'20117,997,282'Cigarette filter with beaded carbon'20117,784,471'Cigarette filter with beaded carbon'20107,784,470'Cigarette filter with beaded carbon'2010D0605595'Coaxial splice connector'20097,588,460'Coaxial cable connector with gripping ferrule'20097,566,236'Constant force coaxial cable connector'20097,552,735'Activated carbon fiber cigarette filter'20097,455,549'Coaxial cable connector with friction-fit sleeve'20087,347,729'Prepless coaxial cable connector'20086,913,784'Continuous process for impregnating solid adsorbent particles into shaped micro-cavity fibers and fiber filters'20056,863,074'Cigarette filters comprising unfunctionalized porous polyaromatic resins for removing gas phase constituents from mainstream tobacco smoke'20056,860,273'Cigarette with adsorbent at tip end thereof'20056,814,786'Filters including segmented monolithic sorbent for gas-phase filtration'20046,155,320'Method and apparatus for injecting steam at a single facer bonding nip'20006,116,247'Cleaning unit for the heater fixture of a smoking device'20006,110,095'Apparatus for heating corrugated paperboard'20006,050,316'Single facer preheater'20005,951,817'Single facer having an auxiliary nip'19995,360,506'Idler roll having improved thermal characteristics'19945,183,525'Heater for a double facing corrugating machine'19935,160,400'Corrugating apparatus having a liquid filled seal roll'19925,156,714'Heater for a corrugating machine'19924,942,387'Apparatus and method for tool break and wear detection'19904,918,427'Multi-level tool break detection using multi-mode sensing'19904,894,644'Tool break/wear detection using a tracking minimum of detected vibrational signal'19904,853,680'Groove cutting tool break event detecting method and system'19894,849,741'Tool break detecting method and system preventing false alarms due to rough surfaces'19894,838,308'Multipurpose control valve'19894,831,365'Cutting tool wear detection apparatus and method'19894,806,914'Detection by automatic gain control features of gradual cutting tool breakage'19894,782,452'Acoustic detection of milling tool touch to a workpiece'19884,724,524'Vibration-sensing tool break and touch detector optimized for machining conditions'19884,707,688'Detection of tool breaks that cause slowly decreasing cutting noise'19874,707,687'Detector to discriminate between tool break acoustic signatures and spiky noise'19874,704,693'Acoustic tool touch detector with minimized detection delay'19874,692,686'Low-distortion line voltage regulator'19874,641,599'Speed maneuvering water craft and controls'19874,642,617'Acoustic tool break detection system and method'19874,636,780'Acoustic monitoring of cutting conditions to detect tool break events'19874,636,779'Acoustic detection of tool break events in machine tool operations'19874,631,683'Acoustic detection of contact between cutting tool and workpiece'19864,594,651'Concurrent processor for control'19864,557,178'Servo amplification system'19854,481,404'Turn-off control circuit for self-cleaning ovens'19844,446,509'Flashlight with compass means integral thereto'19844,394,102'Servo amplification system'19834,298,789'Oven having a cavity heated by at least one monolithic integrated heat source'19814,180,790'Dynamic array aperture and focus control for ultrasonic imaging systems'19794,168,623'Method for determining volatile content of a sample'19794,159,462'Ultrasonic multi-sector scanner'1979

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1979–1990Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (21)· patent assignee history
1979–1990Based in Scotia, NY, US· patent location history
1979–2011Based in Richmond, VA, US· patent location history
1992–1994Based in Baltimore, MD, US· patent location history
2004–2011Patents assigned to PHILIP MORRIS USA INC (7)· patent assignee history
2008–2018Based in Athens, PA, US· patent location history
2011–2013Patents assigned to BELDEN INC (9)· patent assignee history
2011–2013Patents assigned to MALLOY ALLEN L (7)· patent assignee history
2017–2020Patents assigned to STOMA VENTURES LLC (7)· patent assignee history
2017–2020Based in Vero Beach, FL, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
GEN ELECTRIC211979–1990
BELDEN INC92011–2013
MALLOY ALLEN L72011–2013
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC72004–2011
STOMA VENTURES LLC72017–2020
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Athens, Pennsylvania, US202008–2018
Scotia, New York, US201979–1990
Richmond, Virginia, US101979–2011
Vero Beach, Florida, US72017–2020
Baltimore, Maryland, US41992–1994