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James W. Thomas — 35 Patents

GLGeneral Lasertronics: 16 patents #1 of 7Top 15%
PPPhillips Petroleum: 4 patents #587 of 2,260Top 30%
TCTeletype Co.: 2 patents #7 of 58Top 15%
HP: 2 patents #7,666 of 16,619Top 50%
Colgate-Palmolive: 1 patents #1,266 of 2,015Top 65%
Los Altos, CA: #326 of 3,651 inventorsTop 9%
California: #14,008 of 386,348 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #96,288 of 4,157,543Top 3%
35 Patents All Time
James W. Thomas has been granted 35 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Lasertronics. The first was granted in 1980 and the most recent in November 2025. James W. Thomas ranks #96,288 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.3%). Patent records list James W. Thomas in Los Altos, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 35 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12459053 Coating ablating apparatus with coating removal detection Raymond Ascord Noel, Mitchell R. Wool 2025-11-04
11819939 Coating ablating apparatus with coating removal detection Raymond J. Noel, Mitchell R. Wool 2023-11-21
11338391 Laser ablation for the environmentally beneficial removal of surface coatings Mitchell R. Wool, Robert L. Cargill 2022-05-24
11045900 Coating ablating apparatus with coating removal detection Raymond J. Noel, Mitchell R. Wool 2021-06-29
10787179 Cable bicycle 2020-09-29
10577066 Vessel handle and paddle clip 2020-03-03
10517705 Method of forming a uniform cosmetic or therapeutic coating on teeth Rong Dong, Guofeng Xu, Shaotang Yuan, Kevern O. FRASER 2019-12-31
10112257 Coating ablating apparatus with coating removal detection Ray Noel, Mitchell R. Wool 2018-10-30
9895771 Laser ablation for the environmentally beneficial removal of surface coatings Mitchell R. Wool, Robert L. Cargill 2018-02-20
9481052 Methods for stripping and modifying surfaces with laser-induced ablation Robert L. Cargill, Mitchell R. Wool 2016-11-01
9375807 Color sensing for laser decoating Mitchell R. Wool 2016-06-28
9370842 Methods for stripping and modifying surfaces with laser-induced ablation Robert L. Cargill, Mitchell R. Wool 2016-06-21
8610025 Color sensing for laser decoating Mitchell R. Wool 2013-12-17
8536483 Methods for stripping and modifying surfaces with laser-induced ablation Robert L. Cargill, Mitchell R. Wool 2013-09-17
8269135 Color sensing for laser decoating Mitchell R. Wool 2012-09-18
8030594 Color sensing for laser decoating Mitchell R. Wool 2011-10-04
7800014 Color sensing for laser decoating Mitchell R. Wool 2010-09-21
7633033 Color sensing for laser decoating Mitchell R. Wool 2009-12-15
7065757 Efficient compilation of family of related functions Peter Markstein, Kevin Crozier 2006-06-20 $15,545,000
7065758 Optimize code for a family of related functions Peter Markstein, Kevin Crozier 2006-06-20 $15,545,000
7009141 Rotary scanning laser head with coaxial refractive optics Mitchell R. Wool 2006-03-07
6835867 Allelic series of genomic modifications in cells Richard P. Woychik, Terry Magnuson, Ellis D. Avner 2004-12-28
6690707 Plasma assisted oxygen-iodine laser John P. Dering, Genyvieve A. Donne 2004-02-10
6665618 Seismic survey design technique John M. Hufford, Warren H. Neff, Gary M. Hoover, Kay D. Wyatt 2003-12-16 $62,139,000
6595357 Golf club organizing assembly having compartment-forming dividers of different colors James L. Sutter 2003-07-22