This inventor holds 4 USPTO granted patents. Top assignees: Storage Technology Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation. Active years: 1976-1993.
IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Richard F Thornley. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/richard-f-thornley
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile
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% Patents Active = 100.0
Average Co-Inventor Count = 2.1
ph-index = 3
Forward Citations = 31(Granted Patents)
Location History:
- Boulder County, CO (US) (1987)
- Boulder, CO (US) (1976 - 1991)
- Fort Lauderdale, FL (US) (1993)
Company Filing History:
3 out of 947 Storage Technology Corporation
1 out of 166,409 
International Business Machines Corporation
Years Active: 1976-1993
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4 patents (USPTO):Explore Patents
Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Richard F Thornley. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/richard-f-thornley
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]