Gernot Thorn
12Patents
7h-index
18Co-inventors
59Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 16, 1977 → Feb 3, 1995
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4627989A | Method and system for a vacuum evaporative deposition process | Electricity | 41 | Expired |
| US6440281B1 | Device for the prevention of arcing in vacuum sputtering installations | Electricity | 21 | Expired |
| US4682105A | Apparatus for electrically contactlessly measuring the thickness of electrically conducting thin films on non-conducting travelling webs in vacuum deposition apparatus | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 19 | Expired |
| US4843246A | Apparatus for detecting the position of incidence of a beam of charge carriers on a target | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US4817430A | System for determining the thickness of varying material coatings | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US4968947A | Apparatus for the non-destructive measurement of the ohmic resistance of thin layers | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US5206588A | Apparatus and process for the non-destructive measurement of the ohmic resistance of a thin layer using eddy currents | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US4207835A | Arrangement and photometer for measuring and controlling the thickness of optically active thin layers | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US4973818A | Device and method for the control and monitoring of an electron beam for metal working | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US5051599A | Device for recognizing the impact site of a charge carrier beam on a target | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US4700281A | Direct-current-alternating-current inverter comprising a load which gains by forcing an output voltage of the direct-current-alternating-current inverter having a defined wave shape and frequency | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US4958131A | Circuit arrangement for the combined application of an inductive and capacitative device for the non-destructive measurement of the ohmic resistance of thin layers | Physics | 5 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.