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James L. Thomas — 32 Patents

Comcast: 7 patents #581 of 4,447Top 15%
NCNalco Company: 3 patents #89 of 361Top 25%
EUEcolab Usa: 2 patents #853 of 1,826Top 50%
HAHughes Aircraft: 2 patents #748 of 2,963Top 30%
FMFmc: 2 patents #674 of 1,735Top 40%
STStc.Unm: 2 patents #157 of 604Top 30%
RARockwell Automation: 2 patents #1,648 of 4,211Top 40%
TIT-Mobile Innovations: 1 patents #219 of 460Top 50%
AIAlbany International: 1 patents #168 of 331Top 55%
Coppell, TX: #10 of 495 inventorsTop 3%
Texas: #3,566 of 125,132 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #110,428 of 4,157,543Top 3%
32 Patents All Time
James L. Thomas has been granted 32 US patents while listed as an inventor at Comcast. The first was granted in 1981 and the most recent in July 2025. James L. Thomas ranks #110,428 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.7%). Patent records list James L. Thomas in Coppell, TX, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1981 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 7 patents in 1989.peak 71981: 2 patents19811984: 1 patents1987: 2 patents19871989: 7 patents1990: 1 patents19901991: 1 patents1993: 1 patents19931996: 2 patents1998: 4 patents19981999: 1 patents2002: 1 patents20022004: 1 patents2009: 2 patents20092011: 2 patents2013: 1 patents20132018: 1 patents2021: 1 patents20212025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 32 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12369028 Personal identification number (PIN) unlock in automated wireless communication device testing Zachary Marc Sinclair Grauerholz 2025-07-22
10889939 Sizing method for making paper and paper prepared thereof Zhi Chen, Jinhai Xiao, Xiaofeng Zhang, Kun Hou, Kaihong Huang 2021-01-12 $104,773,000
9920482 Method of increasing paper strength Bradley Benz, Paul Richardson, Mei Liu, Robert M. Lowe 2018-03-20 $16,426,000
8480856 Fluorometric method for monitoring surface additives in a papermaking process Rodney H. Banks, Zhiyi Zhang 2013-07-09
7964064 System and method to control press section dewatering on paper and pulp drying machines using chemical dewatering agents David I. Weinstein, Michael R. St. John, Rodney H. Banks 2011-06-21 $19,808,000
7869051 System and method for ratiometric non-linear coherent imaging Wolfgang G. Ruldolph, Xuejun Liu 2011-01-11
7556714 Method of operating a papermaking process Ross T. Gray, Michael R. St. John, David I. Weinstein, John M. Hawes, Mary M. Toney 2009-07-07 $31,845,000
7476787 Addressable field enhancement microscopy Wolfgang G. Rudolph 2009-01-13
6718724 Truss insert track system 2004-04-13
D463358 Utility rack for a pickup truck 2002-09-24
5945154 Method of making cold coated non-toxic toy 1999-08-31
D402336 Toy van 1998-12-08
D402334 Toy car 1998-12-08
D402335 Toy truck 1998-12-08
5728147 Body pad 1998-03-17
5549338 Keyless lock Andy Q. Wingfield 1996-08-27
D368844 Keyless door lock Andy Q. Wingfield 1996-04-16
5267272 Receiver automatic gain control (AGC) Khiem V. Cai, Patrick Lim 1993-11-30
5029182 Automatic gain control (AGC) for frequency hopping receiver Khiem V. Cai, Patrick Lim 1991-07-02
4914508 Method and system for compressing and statistically encoding color video data John Music, Gordon H. Smith 1990-04-03
4857993 Method and system for decompressing digital color video statistically encoded data John Music, Gordon H. Smith 1989-08-15
4857991 Method and system for decompressing color video feature encoded data John Music, Gordon H. Smith 1989-08-15
4849807 Method and system for compressing color video feature encoded data John Music, Gordon H. Smith 1989-07-18
4847677 Video telecommunication system and method for compressing and decompressing digital color video data John Music, Gordon H. Smith 1989-07-11
4843466 Method and system for decompressing color video slope encoded data John Music, Gordon H. Smith 1989-06-27