Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

James E. Clayton

59Patents
13h-index
42Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 11, 1986 → Oct 18, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7834336B2 Treatment of patient tumors by charged particle therapy Human Necessities 168 Active
US7940891B2 Methods and systems for treating breast cancer using external beam radiation Human Necessities 105 Active
US6954515B2 Radiation sources and radiation scanning systems with improved uniformity of radiation intensity Electricity 54 Expired
US7274767B2 Rotating carriage assembly for use in scanning cargo conveyances transported by a crane Physics 51 Expired
US7783010B2 X-ray radiation sources with low neutron emissions for radiation scanning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Active
US7423273B2 Object examination by delayed neutrons Physics 34 Expired
US7783003B2 Rotating carriage assembly for use in scanning cargo conveyances transported by a crane Physics 33 Active
US9314160B2 Systems and methods for real-time target validation for image-guided radiation therapy Human Necessities 20 Active
US10622114B2 Systems and methods for energy modulated radiation therapy Human Necessities 18 Active
US8111025B2 Charged particle accelerators, radiation sources, systems, and methods Electricity 15 Active
US8198587B2 Compact, interleaved radiation sources Electricity 15 Active
US9308395B2 Radiation systems with minimal or no shielding requirement on building Physics 14 Active
US4928348A Method and apparatus for removing and collecting dust Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US8223918B2 Radiation scanning and disabling of hazardous targets in containers Physics 12 Active
US8878464B2 Laser accelerator driven particle brachytherapy devices, systems, and methods Physics 12 Active
US8350226B2 Methods and systems for treating cancer using external beam radiation Human Necessities 11 Active
US8143816B2 Power variator Electricity 11 Active
US10843011B2 Particle beam gun control systems and methods Electricity 11 Active
US9757593B2 Radiation systems with minimal or no shielding requirement on building Human Necessities 11 Active
US4780927A Method and apparatus for removing and collecting dust Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US7630474B2 Radiation scanning with photon tagging Physics 9 Active
US9030134B2 Charged particle accelerators, radiation sources, systems, and methods Electricity 7 Active
US9022914B2 Laser accelerator driven particle brachytherapy devices, systems, and methods Physics 6 Active
US10910188B2 Radiation anode target systems and methods Electricity 6 Active
US10252083B2 Systems, methods, and devices for high-energy irradiation Human Necessities 5 Active

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