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Jeff David Thomas — 52 Patents

IBM: 45 patents #1,990 of 70,183Top 3%
TSToshiba Global Commerce Solutions: 4 patents #35 of 296Top 15%
DIDiebold: 3 patents #186 of 365Top 55%
Raleigh, NC: #101 of 6,378 inventorsTop 2%
North Carolina: #531 of 45,564 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #50,240 of 4,157,543Top 2%
52 Patents All Time
Jeff David Thomas has been granted 52 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 1996 and the most recent in August 2016. Jeff David Thomas ranks #50,240 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.2%). Patent records list Jeff David Thomas in Raleigh, NC, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2016Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2001.peak 51996: 3 patents19961998: 3 patents1999: 3 patents19992000: 3 patents2001: 5 patents20012002: 4 patents2003: 2 patents20032005: 3 patents2006: 3 patents20062008: 3 patents2009: 2 patents20092010: 2 patents2011: 5 patents20112012: 3 patents2014: 3 patents20142015: 4 patents2016: 1 patents2016

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 52 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9429993 Computing device docking systems Dean Frederick Herring, Brad M. Johnson, Robert A. Myers, Danny H. Addison, Phillip McLamb 2016-08-30
9164537 Display screen assembly having a selectively engageable mount assembly Chiu-Jung Tsen, Zong-Han You, Cheng Chen, Wen-Yao Nien, Dean Frederick Herring 2015-10-20
9145010 Printers and printer systems for printing images on paper in different configurations and for dispensing printed paper in different directions Brad M. Johnson, Richard H. Harris, Hye Suk Makley, Stacy Arrington, Kimberly Wood +2 more 2015-09-29
9070028 Control of wireless identification tag activation P. Daniel Kangas 2015-06-30 $3,617,000
9070026 Coordination of transmission of data from wireless identification tags P. Daniel Kangas 2015-06-30 $3,617,000
8800872 Multi-mode computing systems for point of sale transactions Dean Frederick Herring, John A. Hibbard, Brad M. Johnson, John David Landers, Jr., Duane S. Miller +4 more 2014-08-12
8779902 Identifier sequencing of wireless identification tags P. Daniel Kangas 2014-07-15 $5,287,000
8678281 RFID scanning system and shopping bag with integrated RFID loop antenna P. Daniel Kangas 2014-03-25 $4,381,000
8210439 Merchandise security tag for an article of merchandise P. Daniel Kangas 2012-07-03 $4,930,000
8165927 Purchasing items in a program Roger Kenneth Abrams, Robert Thomas Cato 2012-04-24 $8,319,000
8115607 Microphone diagnostic inside system with voip alerting and monitoring Paul D. Kangas 2012-02-14 $8,403,000
7984847 Banking system controlled by data bearing records Christopher J. Knouff, Ken Varn, Jeffery M. Enright, Roy Hathaway 2011-07-26 $9,141,000
7944354 System and method for shopping cart security Paul D. Kangas 2011-05-17 $5,524,000
7900823 Banking system controlled by data bearing records Christopher J. Knouff, Ken Varn, Jeffery M. Enright, Roy Hathaway 2011-03-08 $5,176,000
7878865 Locking connector for engaging a USB receptacle Norman Bruce Desrosiers, Dean Frederick Herring, Paul D. Kangas 2011-02-01 $3,711,000
7871278 Connector blocking with automatic power management and balancing Dean Frederick Herring, P. Daniel Kangas, David John Steiner 2011-01-18 $5,934,000
7669476 Sensing a paper roll ultrasonically Robert Thomas Cato, Timothy W. Crockett, Richard H. Harris 2010-03-02 $8,802,000
7648066 Apparatus, system, and method for sorting purchase items Paul D. Kangas, Robert A. Myers 2010-01-19 $15,189,000
7511698 RFID wireless computer mouse Paul D. Kangas 2009-03-31 $5,042,000
7488364 Layered disposable air filter with dust capture topology Paul D. Kangas, Dean Frederick Herring 2009-02-10 $5,620,000
7464594 System and method for sensing a paper roll ultrasonically Robert Thomas Cato, Timothy W. Crockett, Richard H. Harris 2008-12-16 $6,236,000
7463243 RFID wireless computer mouse Paul D. Kangas 2008-12-09 $6,024,000
7341219 Paper roll holder for a printer convertible between snap-in loading and drop-in loading of the paper roll Robert A. Myers 2008-03-11 $9,920,000
7147154 Method and system for assisting a shopper in navigating through a store Robert A. Myers 2006-12-12 $11,904,000
7142124 Packaging incorporating volume-measurement capability using RFID tags Hye Chi, Timothy W. Crockett 2006-11-28 $5,022,000