Inventor · Bruchköbel, DE

Herbert Stephan

16Patents
8h-index
17Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: May 3, 1978 → Oct 9, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4192253A Vacuum coating apparatus Chemistry; Metallurgy 29 Expired
US4184448A Vacuum coating apparatus having a plurality of lock chambers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4218410A Method for the production of high-purity metal powder by means of electron beam heating Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US4730661A Process and device for melting and remelting metals in particle form into strands, especially into slabs Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US4295808A Apparatus for the production of high-purity metal powder by means of electron beam heating Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US4238525A Method and apparatus for vacuum depositing thin coatings using electron beams Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US4237148A Method of vaporizing alloys of metals having different vapor pressures Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US4230739A Method of evaporating melts of alloys of metals having different vapor pressures Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US4233342A Method for vapor-coating turbine buckets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4233515A Instrument for determining the radiation parameters of a focused charged-particle beam and method Electricity 6 Expired
US6828026B2 Hollow balls and a method for producing hollow balls and for producing light-weight structural components by means of hollow balls Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4214015A Method of coating metal substrates with alloys at elevated substrate temperatures Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US4208042A Evaporating crucible Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US4821791A Melting furnace for producing strand-cast ingots in a protective gas atmosphere Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US4226587A Heating system for vacuum coating apparatus Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US4258645A Coupling for stationary and movable vacuum chambers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired

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