Inventor · West Lafayette, IN, US

James A. Cooper

38Patents
13h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 5, 1974 → Jun 2, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5465249A Nonvolatile random access memory device having transistor and capacitor made in silicon carbide substrate Electricity 126 Expired
US5365477A Dynamic random access memory device Electricity 93 Expired
US4324038A Method of fabricating MOS field effect transistors Electricity 91 Expired
US6180958A Structure for increasing the maximum voltage of silicon carbide power transistors Electricity 81 Expired
US6902947B2 Integrated method for release and passivation of MEMS structures Performing Operations; Transporting 73 Expired
US9065264B2 System for mounting an electrical fixture to an electrical junction box Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Active
US6362495B1 Dual-metal-trench silicon carbide Schottky pinch rectifier Electricity 42 Expired
US8035112B1 SIC power DMOSFET with self-aligned source contact Electricity 36 Active
US4841570A One-way transformation of information Electricity 34 Expired
US4208728A Programable logic array Electricity 24 Expired
US7498633B2 High-voltage power semiconductor device Electricity 22 Expired
US4715422A Reinforcement of articles of cast metal or metal alloy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US3937985A Apparatus and method for regenerating charge Electricity 14 Expired
US6830950B2 Integrated method for release and passivation of MEMS structures Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US4291247A Multistage logic circuit arrangement Electricity 11 Expired
US4635083A Memory device Electricity 10 Expired
US6900133B2 Method of etching variable depth features in a crystalline substrate Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US4626708A Electronic logic to enhance switch reliability in detecting openings and closures of redundant switches Electricity 5 Expired
US4894689A Transferred electron device Electricity 5 Expired
US8476697B1 Short-channel silicon carbide power MOSFET Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9780206B2 Methods of reducing the electrical and thermal resistance of SiC substrates and devices made thereby Electricity 4 Active
US4139907A Integrated read only memory Electricity 4 Expired
US8133789B1 Short-channel silicon carbide power mosfet Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US10505035B2 Methods of reducing the electrical and thermal resistance of SiC substrates and devices made thereby Electricity 3 Active
US9997599B2 MOS-based power semiconductor device having increased current carrying area and method of fabricating same Electricity 3 Active

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