Inventor · Mequon, WI, US

Gordon B. Spellman

28Patents
10h-index
25Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 18, 1975 → May 30, 1997

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4504964A Laser beam plasma pinch X-ray system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US4536884A Plasma pinch X-ray apparatus Electricity 65 Expired
US4618971A X-ray lithography system Electricity 61 Expired
US4633492A Plasma pinch X-ray method Electricity 60 Expired
US4295058A Radiant energy activated semiconductor switch Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6144288A Remote wireless switch sensing circuit using RF transceiver in combination with a SAW chirp processor Physics 23 Expired
US3971056A Semiconductor temperature switches Electricity 23 Expired
US4050083A Integrated thermally sensitive power switching semiconductor device, including a thermally self-protected version Electricity 17 Expired
US4323793A Thyristor having widened region of temperature sensitivity with respect to breakover voltage Electricity 17 Expired
US5951276A Electrically enhanced hot surface igniter Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US4516144A Columnated and trimmed magnetically sensitive semiconductor Electricity 10 Expired
US5637843A Electromechanical programmer/timer Electricity 9 Expired
US4529998A Amplified gate thyristor with non-latching amplified control transistors across base layers Electricity 7 Expired
US4268846A Integrated gate turn-off device with lateral regenerative portion and vertical non-regenerative power portion Electricity 7 Expired
US4398205A Gate turn-off device with high turn-off gain Electricity 5 Expired
US4184126A Temperature sensitive astable multivibrator Physics 5 Expired
US4112458A Silicon thyristor sensitive to low temperature with thermal switching characteristics at temperatures less than 50.degree. C Physics 5 Expired
US4206646A Transducer combining comparator or converter function with sensor function Physics 5 Expired
US4185253A Temperature sensitive relaxation oscillator Electricity 4 Expired
US4087848A Thermally self-protected power switching semiconductor device Electricity 4 Expired
US4187513A Solid state current limiter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US5471032A Electrical resistance ignitor with spaced parallel filaments brazed in refractory block recesses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4213067A Integrated gate turn-off device with non-regenerative power portion and lateral regenerative portion having split emission path Electricity 3 Expired
US4132933A Electromechanical chopper for speed control of battery powered devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
USRE30514E Thermally self-protected power switching semiconductor device General 2 Expired

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