J. Samuel Batchelder
104Patents
24h-index
41Co-inventors
90Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 23, 1978 → Sep 20, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4418346A | Method and apparatus for providing a dielectrophoretic display of visual information | Physics | 569 | Expired |
| US4390403A | Method and apparatus for dielectrophoretic manipulation of chemical species | Performing Operations; Transporting | 399 | Expired |
| US8221669B2 | Method for building three-dimensional models in extrusion-based digital manufacturing systems using ribbon filaments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 292 | Active |
| US7896209B2 | Filament drive mechanism for use in extrusion-based digital manufacturing systems | Performing Operations; Transporting | 156 | Active |
| US8647102B2 | Print head assembly and print head for use in fused deposition modeling system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 70 | Active |
| US7897074B2 | Liquefier assembly for use in extrusion-based digital manufacturing systems | Performing Operations; Transporting | 65 | Active |
| US6629011B1 | Autoinitialization in a three-dimensional modeling machine | Physics | 61 | Expired |
| US8236227B2 | Method for building three-dimensional models in extrusion-based digital manufacturing systems using tracked filaments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Active |
| US8439665B2 | Ribbon liquefier for use in extrusion-based digital manufacturing systems | Performing Operations; Transporting | 59 | Active |
| US8419996B2 | Print head assembly for use in fused deposition modeling system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 57 | Active |
| US7942987B2 | System and method for building three-dimensional objects with metal-based alloys | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Active |
| US9027378B2 | System and method for building three-dimensional objects with metal-based alloys | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Active |
| US8815141B2 | Method for building three-dimensional models with extrusion-based additive manufacturing systems | Performing Operations; Transporting | 37 | Active |
| US4852454A | Method and apparatus for delivering electric currents to remote targets | Electricity | 33 | Expired |
| US8985497B2 | Consumable assembly with payout tube for additive manufacturing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Active |
| US9327447B2 | Liquefier assembly for additive manufacturing systems, and methods of use thereof | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Active |
| US7917243B2 | Method for building three-dimensional objects containing embedded inserts | Physics | 29 | Active |
| US4227939A | Luminescent solar energy concentrator devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US8155775B2 | Support structure packaging | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Active |
| US8926882B2 | Ribbon liquefier and method of use in extrusion-based digital manufacturing systems | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Active |
| US10131131B2 | Liquefier assembly with multiple-zone plate heater assembly | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Active |
| US8245757B2 | Inorganic ionic support materials for digital manufacturing systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Active |
| US4402062A | Method and apparatus for dielectrophoretic storage and retrieval of information | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US9205690B2 | Automated calibration method for additive manufacturing system, and method of use thereof | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Active |
| US8663533B2 | Method of using print head assembly in fused deposition modeling system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.