Hans Opower
40Patents
13h-index
26Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 19, 1984 → Dec 21, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4939738A | High-power waveguide laser | Electricity | 63 | Expired |
| US5492861A | Process for applying structured layers using laser transfer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Expired |
| US5725914A | Process and apparatus for producing a functional structure of a semiconductor component | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 47 | Expired |
| US6002466A | Lithography exposure device | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US5874929A | Apparatus for producing an image | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US5324552A | Process for coating substrate material | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Expired |
| US5361275A | Apparatus for removing material from a target | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US5862278A | Laser system | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US5736464A | Process and apparatus for producing a functional structure of a semiconductor component | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US5729568A | Power-controlled, fractal laser system | Electricity | 19 | Expired |
| US5818546A | Apparatus for imaging exit spots of a laser array | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US5220577A | Waveguide laser with variable waveguide thickness | Electricity | 14 | Expired |
| US5513195A | Phase-controlled, fractal laser system | Electricity | 13 | Expired |
| US5097479A | Folded waveguide laser | Electricity | 11 | Expired |
| US4930138A | Waveguide laser system | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US4646314A | High-power laser having an unstable optical resonator | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US5373525A | Wave guide laser having a resonator mirror with successive reflecting segments and out coupling openings arranged in an azimuthal direction | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US4611329A | Gas laser | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US7019818B2 | Apparatus for exposing substrate materials | Physics | 7 | Expired |
| US4961201A | Waveguide configuration | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US5209944A | Process for coating a substrate using a pulsed laser beam | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
| US4551608A | Material working apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US6586169B2 | Lithography exposure device and lithography process | Physics | 5 | Expired |
| US6157755A | Laser system | Electricity | 5 | Expired |
| US6013130A | Process and device for the production of epitaxial layers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.