Inventor · Westford, MA, US

David Harvey

18Patents
8h-index
33Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 8, 1977 → Nov 29, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5411897A Machine and method for applying solder paste to electronic devices such as solar cells Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US4757707A Molten metal gas analysis Physics 38 Expired
US5098229A Source material delivery system Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Expired
US5102494A Wet-tip die for EFG cyrstal growth apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US5814789A Forced convection furnance gas plenum Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US6394794B2 Modular furnace system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US4937053A Crystal growing apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5695331A Multiple width boat carrier for vertical ovens Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US5037622A Wet-tip die for EFG crystal growth apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US10633765B2 Method for maintaining contained volume of molten material from which material is depleted and replenished Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Active
US4199349A Production of sponge iron Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US8764901B2 Removing a sheet from the surface of a melt using elasticity and buoyancy Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US11186894B2 Preparation of rare earth metals and other chemicals from industrial waste coal ash Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11866804B2 Preparation of rare earth metals and other chemicals from industrial waste coal ash Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8328932B2 Ribbon crystal pulling furnace afterheater with at least one opening Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7780782B2 Method and apparatus for growing a ribbon crystal with localized cooling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8293007B2 Removable thermal control for ribbon crystal pulling furnaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8388751B2 Controlling transport of gas borne contaminants across a ribbon surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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