David B. Nitschke
34Patents
11h-index
24Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 31, 1982 → Sep 3, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4661141A | Glass sheet press bending system | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 51 | Expired |
| US8074473B2 | Method for quenching formed glass sheets | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Active |
| US5900034A | Support and actuating mechanism for mold support assembly used for heated glass sheet forming | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 18 | Expired |
| US4877437A | Vacuum platen for sharp bends | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US5917107A | Quench loader for installing glass sheet quench module set | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US6718798B2 | Method for forming heated glass sheets | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Expired |
| US6032491A | Apparatus for mold changing in heated glass sheet forming station | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US6729160B1 | Apparatus and method for forming heated glass sheets | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US5925162A | Mold support assembly for heated glass sheet mold | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 14 | Expired |
| US6418754B1 | Apparatus and method for mold changing in heated glass sheet forming station | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 13 | Expired |
| US4386952A | Glass sheet bending system utilizing gas jets | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
| US6079094A | Method for installing glass sheet quench module set | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US10246364B2 | Method for three stage forming a hot glass sheet with transverse curvature | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Active |
| US8132428B2 | Glass sheet forming method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US4886540A | Blow back control device for a glass sheet tempering system | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US9452948B2 | Three stage forming station and method for forming a hot glass sheet with transverse curvature | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Active |
| US5951733A | Mold apparatus and method for vacuum forming glass sheets | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US7958750B2 | Glass sheet forming system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US9296637B2 | Method for press forming glass sheets | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Active |
| US8881551B2 | Method for positioning glass sheets for forming | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Active |
| US5086907A | Glass sheet transferring device | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Expired |
| US10011514B2 | Apparatus for positioning glass sheets for forming | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US9079791B2 | System and method for positioning a hot glass sheet | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US10377657B2 | Station and system for press forming glass sheets | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US10913678B2 | Vacuum mold shuttle system for a glass sheet forming system | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.