Douglas A. Yates
19Patents
9h-index
14Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 17, 1977 → May 1, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4557037A | Method of fabricating solar cells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US4612698A | Method of fabricating solar cells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US4609565A | Method of fabricating solar cells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US7687039B2 | Methods and systems for modulating acoustic energy delivery | Physics | 14 | Active |
| US8353619B2 | Methods and apparatus for treating samples with acoustic energy | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US4184907A | Control of capillary die shaped crystal growth of silicon and germanium crystals | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US4185076A | Apparatus for controlled growth of silicon and germanium crystal ribbons | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US4239583A | Method and apparatus for crystal growth control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US7757561B2 | Methods and systems for processing samples using acoustic energy | Physics | 10 | Active |
| US7811525B2 | Methods and systems for modulating acoustic energy delivery | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US8263005B2 | Methods and systems for modulating acoustic energy delivery | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US4290835A | Method for crystal growth control | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Expired |
| US10641013B2 | Portable lock with integrity sensors | Fixed Constructions | 6 | Active |
| USD821177S1 | Portable lock housing | General | 4 | Active |
| US10778285B2 | Cable with integral sensing elements for fault detection | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US11879273B2 | Portable lock with integrity sensors | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US10544605B2 | Sliding lockable housing with supplemental openings | Fixed Constructions | 0 | Active |
| US4267151A | Apparatus for crystal growth control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Expired |
| US9984016B2 | Systems and methods for hardware arbitration of a communications bus | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.