Inventor · Golden, CO, US

C. Edwin Tracy

33Patents
16h-index
27Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 1, 1984 → Mar 31, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4963012A Passivation coating for flexible substrate mirrors Physics 176 Expired
US4683154A Laser sealed vacuum insulation window Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 152 Expired
US5489321A Welding/sealing glass-enclosed space in a vacuum Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 133 Expired
US6420071B1 Method for improving the durability of ion insertion materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 116 Expired
US6859297B2 Electrochromic counter electrode Physics 99 Expired
US4780372A Silicon nitride protective coatings for silvered glass mirrors Physics 69 Expired
US5377037A Electrochromic-photovoltaic film for light-sensitive control of optical transmittance Physics 65 Expired
US5834137A Thin film method of conducting lithium-ions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US5502292A Method for laser welding ultra-thin metal foils Performing Operations; Transporting 57 Expired
US6156395A Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) method of forming vanadium oxide films and vanadium oxide thin-films prepared thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US6805999B2 Buried anode lithium thin film battery and process for forming the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US5198263A High rate chemical vapor deposition of carbon films using fluorinated gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US5716736A Solid lithium-ion electrolyte Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5500503A Simultaneous laser cutting and welding of metal foil to edge of a plate Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US4687560A Method of synthesizing a plurality of reactants and producing thin films of electro-optically active transition metal oxides Physics 28 Expired
US7722966B1 Nano-composite materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 22 Active
US9093707B2 MultiLayer solid electrolyte for lithium thin film batteries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US5346729A Solar-induced chemical vapor deposition of diamond-type carbon films Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6908595B1 Vacuum-insulated exhaust treatment devices, such as catalytic converters, with passive controls Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4645308A Low voltage solid-state lateral coloration electrochromic device Physics 12 Expired
US8643930B2 Thin film lithium-based batteries and electrochromic devices fabricated with nanocomposite electrode materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US7632602B2 Thin film buried anode battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6723566B2 Pd/Ni-WO3 anodic double layer gasochromic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US5708735A Fiber optic device for sensing the presence of a gas Physics 9 Expired
US4650919A Thermoelectric generator and method for the fabrication thereof Electricity 9 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.