James A. Rand
17Patents
11h-index
21Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 8, 1988 → Jul 15, 2008
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4950298A | Modular knee joint prosthesis | Human Necessities | 351 | Expired |
| US5047058A | System of inserts for the tibial component of a knee prosthesis | Human Necessities | 162 | Expired |
| US5314489A | Hip prosthesis | Human Necessities | 87 | Expired |
| US5057163A | Deposited-silicon film solar cell | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Expired |
| US5266125A | Interconnected silicon film solar cell array | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US6111191A | Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell substrate and improved method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US5336335A | Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US6211455A | Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US8003882B2 | Methods and systems for asphalt roof integrated photovoltaic modules | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US6420643B2 | Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| USRE36156E | Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufacture | General | 11 | Expired |
| US5496416A | Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell and process of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US6362021B1 | Silicon thin-film, integrated solar cell, module, and methods of manufacturing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US7456084B2 | Method of using a setter having a recess in manufacturing a net-shape semiconductor wafer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US6207891A | Columnar-grained polycrystalline solar cell substrate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US7975833B2 | Material handling system and method | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Active |
| US8334194B2 | Methods and apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor wafers | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.