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Thomas J. Lochtefeld — 57 Patents

LWLight Wave: 25 patents #1 of 5Top 20%
CKCreative Kingdoms: 1 patents #4 of 6Top 70%
UNUnknown: 1 patents #29,356 of 83,584Top 40%
WIWhitewater West Industries: 1 patents #40 of 62Top 65%
San Diego, CA: #561 of 23,606 inventorsTop 3%
California: #6,412 of 386,348 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #42,642 of 4,157,543Top 2%
57 Patents All Time
Thomas J. Lochtefeld has been granted 57 US patents while listed as an inventor at Light Wave. The first was granted in 1990 and the most recent in January 2025. Thomas J. Lochtefeld ranks #42,642 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.0%). Patent records list Thomas J. Lochtefeld in San Diego, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 57 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12195992 Apparatus for managing and controlling breaker waves in a wave pool 2025-01-14
11572702 Method and apparatus for managing and controlling breaker waves in a wave pool 2023-02-07
11040289 Padded grate drainage system for water rides 2021-06-22
10458136 Method and apparatus for producing waves suitable for surfing using wave-forming caissons with floating wave attenuator Dirk Bastenhof 2019-10-29
10233660 Apparatus for producing waves for surfing using staggered wave generators extended along a curved stagger line Dirk Bastenhof 2019-03-19
10105611 Padded grate drainage system for water rides 2018-10-23
9879438 Method and apparatus for dampening waves in a wave pool using padded grate drainage system Hendrik Dirk van Ettinger, Dirk Bastenhof 2018-01-30
9856665 Method and apparatus for dampening waves in a wave pool Hendrik Dirk van Ettinger, Dirk Bastenhof 2018-01-02
9777494 Method and apparatus for producing progressive waves suitable for surfing using staggered wave generators in sequence Dirk Bastenhof 2017-10-03
9556633 Method for producing waves for surfing using staggered wave generators extended along a curved stagger line Dirk Bastenhof 2017-01-31
9550127 Padded grate drainage system for water rides 2017-01-24
9506259 Method and apparatus for dampening waves in a wave pool Hendrik Dirk van Ettinger, Dirk Bastenhof 2016-11-29
9144727 Method and apparatus for adjusting and stabilizing a wave generator traveling through a body of water 2015-09-29
8882604 Flow divider for sheet flow water rides 2014-11-11
8641543 Method and apparatus for storing and transporting portable stationary sheet flow water rides 2014-02-04
8561221 Method and apparatus for dampening waves in a wave pool Hendrik Dirk van Ettinger, Dirk Bastenhof 2013-10-22
8550926 Padded water ride surfaces 2013-10-08
8496403 Wave pool with moving reef wave generator extension and counter current Charles E. Sauerbier 2013-07-30
8096891 Redundant array water delivery system for water rides Jeffery Wayne Henry 2012-01-17
7951011 Method and apparatus for storing and transporting portable stationary sheet flow water rides 2011-05-31
7666104 Water ride attraction 2010-02-23
7547255 Contoured variably tensionable soft membrane ride surface for ride attraction 2009-06-16
7513504 Surf toy action figure and simulated surfing game 2009-04-07
7401786 Surf toy action figure and simulated surfing game 2008-07-22
RE39171 Simulated wave water sculpture 2006-07-11