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Thomas J. Ward — 46 Patents

IBM: 11 patents #10,022 of 70,183Top 15%
BABiopath Automation: 9 patents #3 of 18Top 20%
TTTendon Technology: 5 patents #1 of 15Top 7%
CTCardiovascular Technologies: 4 patents #3 of 15Top 20%
OMOrigin Medsystems: 3 patents #36 of 96Top 40%
VIVinings Industries: 3 patents #8 of 29Top 30%
MCMonaco Coach: 2 patents #2 of 20Top 10%
GAGuild Associates: 2 patents #9 of 35Top 30%
MDMinimally Invasive Devices: 2 patents #6 of 8Top 75%
MCMaquet Cardiovascular: 1 patents #94 of 132Top 75%
HRHoliday Rambler: 1 patents #7 of 20Top 35%
FLFloshield: 1 patents #6 of 7Top 90%
ACAdolph Coors: 1 patents #150 of 207Top 75%
Medtronic: 1 patents #6,230 of 6,367Top 100%
Columbus, OH: #21 of 3,880 inventorsTop 1%
Ohio: #869 of 73,341 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #62,001 of 4,157,543Top 2%
46 Patents All Time
Thomas J. Ward has been granted 46 US patents while listed as an inventor at IBM. The first was granted in 1991 and the most recent in October 2023. Thomas J. Ward ranks #62,001 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.5%). Patent records list Thomas J. Ward in Columbus, OH, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1991 to 2023Bar chart with a peak of 6 patents in 2010.peak 61991: 1 patents19911994: 1 patents1995: 4 patents1996: 1 patents19961997: 1 patents1998: 1 patents1999: 3 patents19992000: 2 patents2003: 1 patents2004: 1 patents20042005: 1 patents2006: 1 patents2007: 2 patents20072009: 2 patents2010: 6 patents2011: 2 patents20112012: 1 patents2013: 2 patents2014: 3 patents20142015: 2 patents2019: 3 patents2020: 2 patents20202022: 1 patents2023: 2 patents2023

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 46 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11784944 Dynamic bandwidth allocation in cloud network switches based on traffic demand prediction Bengi Karacali-Akyamac, Claude Basso, Nicolas Dupuis, Md Abdul Alim, Pavlos Maniotis 2023-10-10 $6,086,000
11645719 Dynamic event depiction facilitating automatic resource(s) diverting Rahul Nahar, Hans-Juergen Eickelmann, Chester Karwatowski, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy 2023-05-09 $3,203,000
11270242 Identifying and evaluating risks across risk alert sources Rahul Nahar, Chanchai Saha, Kanayo G. Okonji, Bhanwar Gupta 2022-03-08 $4,244,000
10761974 Cognitive manufacturing systems test repair action Brad Hoover, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Michael Lapointe, Jayapreetha Natesan, Kanayo G. Okonji +1 more 2020-09-01 $3,521,000
10740274 Replacing mechanical/magnetic components with a supercomputer Blake G. Fitch 2020-08-11 $2,122,000
10398290 Device for maintaining visualization with surgical scopes Wayne L. Poll, Matthew J. Huddleston, William J. Post, Caroline M. Crisafulli, Adam Landis 2019-09-03
10331608 Replacing mechanical/magnetic components with a supercomputer Blake G. Fitch 2019-06-25 $2,152,000
10324887 Replacing mechanical/magnetic components with a supercomputer Blake G. Fitch 2019-06-18 $3,033,000
9097630 Method of staging a tissue sample cassette Warren P. Williamson, IV, Craig B. Berky, Stephen P. Whitlatch 2015-08-04
9050036 Device for maintaining visualization with surgical scopes Wayne L. Poll, Matthrew J. Huddleston, William J. Post, Caroline M. Crisafulli, Adam Landis 2015-06-09
8877146 Cassette for handling and holding tissue samples during processing, embedding and microtome procedures, and methods therefor Warren P. Williamson, IV, Stephen P. Whitlatch 2014-11-04
8734735 Tissue cassette for automated handling and embedding of tissue samples Warren P. Williamson, IV, Stephen P. Whitlatch 2014-05-27
8623049 Soft tissue anchor and methods and apparatus for securing soft tissue 2014-01-07
8609431 Cassette and embedding assembly for handling and holding tissue samples during processing, embedding and microtome procedures, staging devices therefor, and methods therefor Warren P. Williamson, IV, Craig B. Berky, Stephen P. Whitlatch 2013-12-17
8484251 Multi-dimensional transform for distributed memory network Maria Eleftheriou, Blake G. Fitch, Robert S. Germain, Aleksandr Rayshubskiy 2013-07-09 $6,470,000
8114129 Apparatus and methods for tendon or ligament repair Lawrence M. Lubbers, Kenneth E. Hughes, Carl R. Coleman, Warren P. Williamson, IV, Craig B. Berky +9 more 2012-02-14
8034292 Apparatus and methods for automated handling and embedding of tissue samples Douglas P. Allen, Dominic P. DiNovo, George A. Keller, Rebeccah P. Quam, Warren P. Williamson, IV 2011-10-11
7921418 Compile time evaluation of library functions Rohini Nair 2011-04-05 $6,033,000
7788310 Multi-dimensional transform for distributed memory network Maria Eleftheriou, Blake G. Fitch, Robert S. Germain, Aleksandr Rayshubskiy 2010-08-31 $3,369,000
7776274 Cassette and embedding assembly for handling and holding tissue samples during processing, embedding and microtome procedures, staging devices therefore, and methods therefor Warren P. Williamson, IV, Craig B. Berky, Stephen P. Whitlatch 2010-08-17
7722810 Apparatus and methods for automated handling and embedding of tissue samples Douglas P. Allen, Dominic P. DiNovo, Matthew J. Huddleston, Kenneth E. Hughes, George A. Keller +6 more 2010-05-25
7722642 Extremely long wire fasteners for use in minimally invasive surgery and means and methods for handling those fasteners Warren P. Williamson, IV, Paul A. Spence, George A. Keller, Cecil R. Robinson 2010-05-25 $17,842,000
7708759 Apparatus and methods for securing tendons or ligaments to bone Lawrence M. Lubbers, Kenneth E. Hughes, Carl R. Coleman, Warren P. Williamson, IV, Craig B. Berky 2010-05-04
D613403 Sheath tip for maintaining surgical scope visualization Wayne L. Poll, Matthew J. Huddleston, Caroline M. Crisafulli, Adam Landis 2010-04-06
7611521 Apparatus and methods for tendon or ligament repair Lawrence M. Lubbers, Kenneth E. Hughes, Carl R. Coleman, Warren P. Williamson, IV, Craig B. Berky +9 more 2009-11-03