Inventor
SOMMERER TIMOTHY JOHN
US32 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
31 patentsUS5907595AMay 25, 1999
Emitter-cup cathode for high-emission x-ray tube
GEN ELECTRIC198 citations98
US5866984AFeb 2, 1999
Mercury-free ultraviolet discharge source
GEN ELECTRIC45 citations91
US9520801B1Dec 13, 2016
Method and system for a gas tube switch-based voltage source high voltage direct current transmission system
GEN ELECTRIC16 citations82
US10256067B1Apr 9, 2019
Low voltage drop, cross-field, gas switch and method of operation
GEN ELECTRIC11 citations77
US10914274B1Feb 9, 2021
Fuel oxygen reduction unit with plasma reactor
GEN ELECTRIC5 citations73
US9806501B1Oct 31, 2017
Spark gap with triple-point electron emission prompting
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations73
US11267551B2Mar 8, 2022
System and method for cooling a leading edge of a high speed vehicle
GEN ELECTRIC4 citations72
US11260953B2Mar 1, 2022
System and method for cooling a leading edge of a high speed vehicle
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations72
US10995672B2May 4, 2021
Electrical waveform for gas turbine igniter
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations68
US11415080B2Aug 16, 2022
Engine for an aircraft
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations62
US11251598B2Feb 15, 2022
Gas discharge tube DC circuit breaker
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations62
US7633216B2Dec 15, 2009
Barium-free electrode materials for electric lamps and methods of manufacture thereof
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations62
US10916919B2Feb 9, 2021
Krypton-85-free spark gap with a discharge probe
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations61
US7847484B2Dec 7, 2010
Mercury-free and sodium-free compositions and radiation source incorporating same
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations60
US7722421B2May 25, 2010
High temperature ceramic composite for selective emission
GEN ELECTRIC2 citations60
US7265493B2Sep 4, 2007
Mercury-free compositions and radiation sources incorporating same
GEN ELECTRIC3 citations60
US11482394B2Oct 25, 2022
Bidirectional gas discharge tube
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations52
US10665402B2May 26, 2020
High voltage, cross-field, gas switch and method of operation
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations52
US9913359B1Mar 6, 2018
Krypton-85-free spark gap with cantilevered component
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations52
US7944148B2May 17, 2011
Mercury free tin halide compositions and radiation sources incorporating same
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations52
US7893617B2Feb 22, 2011
Metal electrodes for electric plasma discharge devices
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations52
US7825598B2Nov 2, 2010
Mercury-free discharge compositions and lamps incorporating Titanium, Zirconium, and Hafnium
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations52
US10403466B1Sep 3, 2019
Low sputtering, cross-field, gas switch and method of operation
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations51
US9748857B2Aug 29, 2017
Method and system for a gas tube-based current source high voltage direct current transmission system
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations51
US10096999B2Oct 9, 2018
Gas tube-switched flexible alternating current transmission system
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations50
US7652415B2Jan 26, 2010
Electrode materials for electric lamps and methods of manufacture thereof
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations50
US8044567B2Oct 25, 2011
Light source incorporating a high temperature ceramic composite and gas phase for selective emission
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations49
US7851985B2Dec 14, 2010
Article incorporating a high temperature ceramic composite for selective emission
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations49
US10103519B2Oct 16, 2018
Krypton-85-free spark gap with photo-emission
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations48
US10580610B2Mar 3, 2020
Cold cathode switching device and converter
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations47
US9973092B2May 15, 2018
Gas tube-switched high voltage DC power converter
GEN ELECTRIC1 citations47