Inventor · Knoxville, TN, US

Craig A. Blue

28Patents
9h-index
70Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 28, 1997 → Jan 23, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6174388A Rapid infrared heating of a surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US7618500B2 Corrosion resistant amorphous metals and methods of forming corrosion resistant amorphous metals Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Active
US6027699A Material forming apparatus using a directed droplet stream Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US8480864B2 Compositions of corrosion-resistant Fe-based amorphous metals suitable for producing thermal spray coatings Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Active
US7220936B2 Pulse thermal processing of functional materials using directed plasma arc Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US7754279B2 Article coated with flash bonded superhydrophobic particles Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Active
US6437292B1 Rapid infrared heating of a surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6667111B2 Rapid infrared heating of a surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6180909A Apparatus and method for sealing fluid filter by infrared heating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US9196760B2 Methods for producing complex films, and films produced thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8778459B2 Corrosion resistant amorphous metals and methods of forming corrosion resistant amorphous metals Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Active
US6432555B1 Rapid infrared heating of a surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6002110A Method of using infrared radiation for assembling a first component with a second component Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US7939142B2 In-situ composite formation of damage tolerant coatings utilizing laser Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8524053B2 Compositions of corrosion-resistant Fe-based amorphous metals suitable for producing thermal spray coatings Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US6663826B1 Method of high-density foil fabrication Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US6238498A Method of fabricating a homogeneous wire of inter-metallic alloy Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US8778724B2 High volume method of making low-cost, lightweight solar materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8210420B1 Composite biaxially textured substrates using ultrasonic consolidation Electricity 1 Active
US9347138B2 In-situ composite formation of damage tolerant coatings utilizing laser Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7544256B2 Process of preparing metal parts to be heated by means of infrared radiance Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired
US11534977B2 System and method for additive manufacturing with toolpath bridges and resultant structure Physics 0 Active
US8809110B2 High throughput parallel backside contacting and periodic texturing for high-efficiency solar cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9884444B2 Enhanced additive manufacturing with a reciprocating platen Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8424745B1 Composite biaxially textured substrates using ultrasonic consolidation Electricity 0 Active

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