Bruce Alan Knudsen
65Patents
14h-index
56Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 1, 1990 → Mar 9, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5985206A | Electroslag refining starter | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 44 | Expired |
| US5649992A | Methods for flow control in electroslag refining process | Performing Operations; Transporting | 40 | Expired |
| US5809057A | Electroslag apparatus and guide | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 37 | Expired |
| US5810066A | Systems and methods for controlling the dimensions of a cold finger apparatus in electroslag refining process | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Expired |
| US5649993A | Methods of recycling oversray powder during spray forming | Performing Operations; Transporting | 30 | Expired |
| US5769151A | Methods for controlling the superheat of the metal exiting the CIG apparatus in an electroslag refining process | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 30 | Expired |
| US5683653A | Systems for recycling overspray powder during spray forming | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US6460595B1 | Nucleated casting systems and methods comprising the addition of powders to a casting | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US6631753B1 | Clean melt nucleated casting systems and methods with cooling of the casting | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US6264717A | Clean melt nucleated cast article | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US5134040A | Melt formed superconducting joint between superconducting tapes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US6350293B1 | Bottom pour electroslag refining systems and methods | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 21 | Expired |
| US6427752B1 | Casting systems and methods with auxiliary cooling onto a liquidus portion of a casting | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US5515413A | X-ray tube cathode cup assembly | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US6267868A | Method and tool for electrochemical machining | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US7226894B2 | Superconducting wire, method of manufacture thereof and the articles derived therefrom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5109593A | Method of melt forming a superconducting joint between superconducting tapes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US5082164A | Method of forming superconducting joint between superconducting tapes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US5121869A | Apparatus for solder joining metal tapes | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US6289258A | Drain flowrate measurement | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US5992503A | Systems and methods for maintaining effective insulation between copper segments during electroslag refining process | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US6627054B2 | Electrode for electrochemical machining | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US5513791A | Strippable mask patterning of stop-off for diffusion bond processing | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US5505790A | Method for enhancing critical current of triniobium tin | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US7319327B2 | Magnetic resonance imaging system with reduced cooling needs | Physics | 7 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.