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Thomas E. Drake, Jr. — 41 Patents

Lockheed Martin: 38 patents #6 of 6,507Top 1%
Fort Worth, TX: #20 of 2,247 inventorsTop 1%
Texas: #2,412 of 125,132 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #75,001 of 4,157,543Top 2%
41 Patents All Time
Thomas E. Drake, Jr. has been granted 41 US patents while listed as an inventor at Lockheed Martin. The first was granted in 2000 and the most recent in August 2012. Thomas E. Drake, Jr. ranks #75,001 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.8%). Patent records list Thomas E. Drake, Jr. in Fort Worth, TX, US.

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Showing 1–25 of 41 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
8243280 Laser ultrasonic measurement system with movable beam delivery Marc Dubois, Marvin Klein 2012-08-14
8220335 Accurate image acquisition for structured-light system for optical shape and positional measurements Marc Dubois, Mark A. Osterkamp, David L. Kaiser, Tho X. Do 2012-07-17 $13,185,000
8134715 Adjustable interferometer for laser ultrasonic measurement Marc Dubois 2012-03-13
8113056 Mid-IR laser for generation of ultrasound using a CO2 laser and harmonic generation Marc Dubois, Peter William Lorraine, John Broddus Deaton, Jr., Robert John Filkins 2012-02-14 $29,280,000
8064488 Mid-IR laser for generation of ultrasound Marc Dubois, Peter William Lorraine, John Broddus Deaton, Jr., Robert John Filkins 2011-11-22 $14,514,000
8054470 Method and apparatus for spectroscopic characterization of samples using a laser-ultrasound system Peter William Lorraine, John Broddus Deaton, Jr., Marc Dubois, Robert John Filkins 2011-11-08 $18,733,000
7966883 Non-destructive inspection using laser-ultrasound and infrared thermography Peter William Lorraine, Donald Robert Howard, Harry Israel Ringermacher, Marc Dubois 2011-06-28 $10,742,000
7941018 Block-terminated fiber for laser generation of ultrasonic waves Marc Dubois 2011-05-10 $14,796,000
7916307 Pre-amplifier for detection lasers within laser ultrasonic inspection systems Marc Dubois, Kenneth R. Yawn 2011-03-29 $13,877,000
7821646 Method and apparatus for generating mid-IR laser beam for ultrasound inspection Peter William Lorraine, John Broddus Deaton, Jr., Marc Dubois, Robert John Filkins 2010-10-26 $11,717,000
7800762 Fiber-based mid-infrared generation laser for laser ultrasound inspection John Broddus Deaton, Jr., Marc Dubois, Kenneth R. Yawn, Jeffery E. Maestas 2010-09-21 $14,613,000
7791739 System and method to enable eye-safe laser ultrasound detection Marc Dubois, John Broddus Deaton, Jr. 2010-09-07 $8,195,000
7784348 Articulated robot for laser ultrasonic inspection Marc Dubois, Kenneth R. Yawn, Mark A. Osterkamp 2010-08-31 $16,735,000
7734133 Hollow core waveguide for laser generation of ultrasonic waves Marc Dubois, Mark A. Osterkamp 2010-06-08 $29,216,000
7684047 Apparatus and method for two wave mixing (TWM) based ultrasonic laser testing Marc Dubois 2010-03-23 $24,931,000
7667851 Method and apparatus for using a two-wave mixing ultrasonic detection in rapid scanning applications Marc Dubois, Robert John Filkins, Peter William Lorraine 2010-02-23 $19,261,000
7612894 Fiber laser for ultrasonic testing Marc Dubois 2009-11-03 $28,979,000
7612890 System and method for controlling wafer temperature 2009-11-03 $28,979,000
7605924 Laser-ultrasound inspection using infrared thermography Donald Robert Howard, Harry Israel Ringermacher, Marc Dubois, Timothy Gerard Richter 2009-10-20 $38,016,000
7576848 System and method to decrease probe size for improved laser ultrasound detection Marc Dubois, Pavel A. Fomitchov 2009-08-18 $31,478,000
7561281 System and method for controlling tube thickness 2009-07-14 $34,246,000
7545509 System and method for online control of paper elasticity and thickness 2009-06-09 $55,903,000
7474411 System and method to reduce laser noise for improved interferometric laser ultrasound detection Marc Dubois, Kent C. Burr, Peter William Lorraine 2009-01-06 $36,969,000
7463363 Method and apparatus for ultrasonic laser testing Mark A. Osterkamp 2008-12-09 $52,832,000
7369250 System and method to inspect components having non-parallel surfaces Marc Dubois 2008-05-06 $31,352,000