Inventor · Amherst, NH, US

Herbert Ellsworth Bates

11Patents
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11Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 16, 1980 → Sep 18, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5754391A Electrostatic chuck Electricity 35 Expired
US5543630A High Tc superconducting devices on bi-crystal substrates Electricity 25 Expired
US7348076B2 Single crystals and methods for fabricating same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6012303A Eutectic bonding of single crystal components Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4599132A Guidance system for low angle silicon ribbon growth Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US4267010A Guidance mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US8685161B2 Method of forming a sapphire crystal using a melt fixture including thermal shields having a stepped configuration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8157913B2 Method of forming a sapphire single crystal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
USRE43469E1 Single crystals and methods for fabricating same General 3 Active
US9963800B2 Method of making a sapphire component including machining a sapphire single crystal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9926645B2 Method of forming a single crystal sheet using a die having a thermal gradient along its length Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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