Inventor · Philomath, OR, US

David C. Collins

37Patents
11h-index
45Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 8, 1989 → Apr 5, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7296990B2 Systems and methods of solid freeform fabrication with translating powder bins Performing Operations; Transporting 87 Active
US7497977B2 Methods and systems for producing an object through solid freeform fabrication by varying a concentration of ejected material applied to an object layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US7435072B2 Methods and systems for producing an object through solid freeform fabrication Performing Operations; Transporting 60 Expired
US7389154B2 Fabricating a three-dimensional object Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US6637561B1 Vehicle suspension system Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Expired
US6983188B2 Scheduling system Physics 24 Expired
US7239523B1 Electronic assembly with modular midplane Electricity 20 Expired
US6418856B2 Passive steering assembly for a guided vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US8033812B2 Systems to produce an object through solid freeform fabrication Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US7267442B2 Pixelated color wobulation Electricity 14 Expired
US7229144B2 Method for aligning multiple nozzle members in a solid free form fabrication tool Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US7625512B2 Method and a system for producing an object using solid freeform fabrication Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US6586732B2 Atmospheric pressure ionization ion mobility spectrometry Electricity 9 Expired
US7657118B2 Generating and displaying spatially offset sub-frames using image data converted from a different color space Physics 8 Active
US7645403B2 Method of improving color quality in an object produced by solid freeform fabrication Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US7086736B2 Display system with sequential color and wobble device Physics 6 Expired
US7255448B2 Pixelated color management display Electricity 5 Expired
US6308636A In-vehicle switch mechanism Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US8016359B2 Vehicle armrest Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7422713B2 Hybrid organic-inorganic composition for solid freeform fabrication Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Active
US7668398B2 Generating and displaying spatially offset sub-frames using image data with a portion converted to zero values Physics 4 Active
US7600874B2 Pixelated color wobulation Electricity 4 Active
USD324265S Liquid heater which operates on solar energy or any other energy source General 3 Expired
US8779333B2 Column heater Physics 2 Active
US7660485B2 Generating and displaying spatially offset sub-frames using error values Physics 2 Active

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