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William Thomas — 12 Patents

PLProgress Lighting: 4 patents #3 of 15Top 20%
HIHubbell Incorporated: 2 patents #533 of 1,172Top 50%
UNUnknown: 2 patents #12,644 of 83,584Top 20%
ZIZeos International: 1 patents #3 of 5Top 60%
UAUS Army: 1 patents #2,854 of 6,974Top 45%
Greenville, SC: #162 of 1,770 inventorsTop 10%
South Carolina: #1,202 of 15,501 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #396,045 of 4,157,543Top 10%
12 Patents All Time
William Thomas has been granted 12 US patents while listed as an inventor at Progress Lighting. The first was granted in 1987 and the most recent in March 2025. William Thomas ranks #396,045 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 9.5%). Patent records list William Thomas in Greenville, SC, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–12 of 12 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12247716 Fire rated canless recessed luminaire Anthony Sinphay, Dhavalkumar Patel 2025-03-11
12173872 Sloped ceiling adjustable light fixture Anthony Sinphay, Dhavalkumar Patel 2024-12-24
12069780 Thermally protected low profile LED luminaire Anthony Sinphay, Dhavalkumar Patel 2024-08-20
11898721 Fire rated canless recessed luminaire Anthony Sinphay, Dhavalkumar Patel 2024-02-13
11808440 Sloped ceiling adjustable light fixture Anthony Sinphay, Dhavalkumar Patel 2023-11-07 $49,013,000
11665795 Thermally protected low profile LED luminaire Anthony Sinphay, Dhavalkumar Patel 2023-05-30 $31,368,000
6817198 Method and apparatus for variable frequency controlled compressor and fan James J. Wilson, Donald A. Neve 2004-11-16
6516622 Method and apparatus for variable frequency controlled compressor and fan James J. Wilson, Donald A. Neve 2003-02-11
5271744 System and method for rapid vascular drug delivery George C. Kramer, Jay Wilson 1993-12-21
5206790 Pivot and swivel mechanism for lap top display Michael R. Barry, James Flom 1993-04-27 $869,000
5176643 System and method for rapid vascular drug delivery George C. Kramer, Jay Wilson 1993-01-05
H203 Integral rocket motor-warhead Robert E. Betts 1987-02-03