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Robert L. Thomas
Also filed as: THOMAS JR ROBERT L · THOMAS ROBERT L
21 granted patents·1 pending application·764 citations·filing 1982–2013
97Inventor score
Files withUNIV WAYNE STATE17WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP2GOVERNERS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVE1THOMAS JR ROBERT L1THOMAS ROBERT L1
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22 records- 0195US7199367B2System and method for defect detection by inducing acoustic chaosUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 3, 2007·27 cites·20 claims
- 0294US6399948B1Miniaturized contactless sonic IR device for remote non-destructive inspectionUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 4, 2002·81 cites·20 claims
- 0392US5162941AConfocal microscopeUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 10, 1992·110 cites·21 claims
- 0490US6759659B2Thermal imaging system for detecting defectsUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 6, 2004·40 cites·15 claims
- 0587US6998616B2System and method for acoustic chaos and sonic infrared imagingUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 14, 2006·23 cites·34 claims
- 0686US6593574B2Hand-held sound source gun for infrared imaging of sub-surface defects in materialsUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 15, 2003·25 cites·33 claims
- 0785US5287183ASynchronous imaging systemUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 1990·Granted Feb 15, 1994·75 cites·37 claims
- 0882US7122801B2System and method for generating chaotic sound for sonic infrared imaging of defects in materialsUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 17, 2006·28 cites·18 claims
- 0981US7064332B2Hand-held sound source for sonic infrared imaging of defects in materialsUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 20, 2006·20 cites·23 claims
- 1081US6236049B1Infrared imaging of ultrasonically excited subsurface defects in materialsUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 1999·Granted May 22, 2001·57 cites·31 claims
- 1177US4968144ASingle beam AC interferometerUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 6, 1990·35 cites·17 claims
- 1277US4589783AThermal wave imaging apparatusUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 1984·Granted May 20, 1986·29 cites·1 claims
- 1375US4874251AThermal wave imaging apparatusUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 1986·Granted Oct 17, 1989·32 cites·4 claims
- 1470US5351152ADirect-view stereoscopic confocal microscopeGOVERNERS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVE·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 27, 1994·35 cites·12 claims
- 1568US5283684AMethod of constructing confocal microscope componentsUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 1, 1994·27 cites·4 claims
- 1666US6437334B1System and method for detecting cracks in a tooth by ultrasonically exciting and thermally imaging the toothUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 20, 2002·39 cites·11 claims
- 1762US5223932ADynamic offset to increase the range of digitization of video imagesUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 29, 1993·21 cites·23 claims
- 1855US5120918AVacuum circuit interrupter contacts and shieldsWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 9, 1992·13 cites·15 claims
- 1954US4878116AVector lock-in imaging systemUNIV WAYNE STATE·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 31, 1989·45 cites·27 claims
- 2040US2014076890A1Decorative Paper Plate Storage UnitsTHOMAS ROBERT L·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 2134US4513186AVacuum interrupter contact structure and method of fabricationWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP·Filed 1982·Granted Apr 23, 1985·2 cites·6 claims
- 2233US8602239B2Decorative paper plate storage unitsTHOMAS JR ROBERT L·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 10, 2013·0 cites·4 claims
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