George J. Collins
38Patents
14h-index
44Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 29, 1983 → Mar 26, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4842704A | Magnetron deposition of ceramic oxide-superconductor thin films | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Expired |
| US4523370A | Process for fabricating a bipolar transistor with a thin base and an abrupt base-collector junction | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 58 | Expired |
| US8575843B2 | System, method and apparatus for generating plasma | Electricity | 46 | Active |
| US4509451A | Electron beam induced chemical vapor deposition | Electricity | 41 | Expired |
| US4737688A | Wide area source of multiply ionized atomic or molecular species | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US4730334A | Ultraviolet metal ion laser | Electricity | 27 | Expired |
| US5331180A | Porous semiconductor light emitting device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US8968297B2 | Microwave and RF ablation system and related method for dynamic impedance matching | Human Necessities | 22 | Active |
| US4960753A | Magnetron deposition of ceramic oxide-superconductor thin films | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US5427977A | Method for manufacturing porous semiconductor light emitting device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US4666557A | Method for forming channel stops in vertical semiconductor surfaces | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US9028482B2 | Microwave and RF ablation system and related method for dynamic impedance matching | Human Necessities | 20 | Active |
| US8994270B2 | System and methods for plasma application | Electricity | 15 | Active |
| US4863576A | Method and apparatus for hermetic coating of optical fibers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US4910436A | Wide area VUV lamp with grids and purging jets | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 14 | Expired |
| US4496449A | Electron beam etching of integrated circuit structures | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US4904866A | Wide area soft vacuum abnormal glow electron beam discharge hardening process | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US9269544B2 | System and method for treatment of biofilms | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US4641316A | D.C. electron beam method and apparatus for continuous laser excitation | Electricity | 10 | Expired |
| US5059292A | Single-chamber apparatus for in-situ generation of dangerous polyatomic gases and radicals from a source material contained within a porous foamed structure | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US5445662A | Glass container forming machine with a controller for controlling controllers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US9288886B2 | Plasma-based chemical source device and method of use thereof | Electricity | 9 | Active |
| US9117636B2 | Plasma catalyst chemical reaction apparatus | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US4827137A | Soft vacuum electron beam patterning apparatus and process | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US5609659A | Glass container forming machine control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.