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Eric L. Thompson — 18 Patents

General Motors: 15 patents #956 of 18,328Top 6%
CICorning Incorporated: 2 patents #1,724 of 3,890Top 45%
PHPhotodynamic: 1 patents #43 of 97Top 45%
Livonia, NY: #3 of 55 inventorsTop 6%
New York: #7,989 of 115,490 inventorsTop 7%
Overall (All Time): #245,716 of 4,157,543Top 6%
18 Patents All Time
Eric L. Thompson has been granted 18 US patents while listed as an inventor at General Motors. The first was granted in 2004 and the most recent in July 2024. Eric L. Thompson ranks #245,716 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.9%). Patent records list Eric L. Thompson in Livonia, NY, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2004 to 2024Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 2008.peak 32004: 1 patents20042005: 1 patents2008: 3 patents20082009: 2 patents2010: 2 patents20102012: 2 patents2013: 1 patents20132014: 1 patents2016: 2 patents20162017: 1 patents2020: 1 patents20202024: 1 patents2024

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–18 of 18 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12030214 Skin-forming die and honeycomb extrusion die Thomas William Brew, Mark Allen Spetseris 2024-07-09 $22,082,000
10603814 Extrusion components for honeycomb bodies Slater Kent Atkins, Thomas William Brew, Darin Wayne Felty, Tushar Gulati, Min Shen +1 more 2020-03-31 $5,123,000
9722257 Method of enhancing electrodes Anusorn Kongkanand, Frederick T. Wagner 2017-08-01 $13,220,000
9287569 Method of enhancing electrodes Anusorn Kongkanand, Frederick T. Wagner 2016-03-15 $9,148,000
9281536 Material design to enable high mid-temperature performance of a fuel cell with ultrathin electrodes Anusorn Kongkanand, Frederick T. Wagner 2016-03-08 $9,310,000
8735023 Fuel cell with layered electrode Anusorn Kongkanand, Frederick T. Wagner 2014-05-27 $8,188,000
8535842 Combustion-thawed fuel cell Robert L. Fuss 2013-09-17 $7,783,000
8178252 Method to maximize fuel cell voltage during start-up 2012-05-15 $9,322,000
8158296 Circulation check for fuel cell coolant Stephen Farris, Martin Hoch, James S. Siepierski 2012-04-17 $8,988,000
7781113 Circulation check for fuel cell coolant Stephen Farris, Martin Hoch, James S. Siepierski 2010-08-24
7662495 Passive restriction pathways in fuel cell water drainage Pinkhas A. Rapaport 2010-02-16
7579097 Fuel cell voltage feedback control system 2009-08-25
7569299 Multi-component fuel cell gasket for low temperature sealing and minimal membrane contamination Gerald W. Fly 2009-08-04
7468611 Continuous linear scanning of large flat panel media Kent Nguyen, Hai Tran, Kaushal Gangakhedkar, Robert Barnett, Daniel Toet +3 more 2008-12-23
7393602 Method to begin coolant circulation to prevent MEA overheating during cold start Yan Zhang 2008-07-01 $3,374,000
7348094 Enhanced flowfield plates Steven G. Goebel, Scott Ofslager 2008-03-25 $8,507,000
6887598 Control system and method for starting a frozen fuel cell Robert L. Fuss 2005-05-03 $9,508,000
6777120 Relative humidity sensor with compensation for changes in pressure and gas composition Patricia J. Nelson, Jameson R. Forte 2004-08-17 $32,782,000