Inventor · Oak Ridge, TN, US

John B. Bates

37Patents
20h-index
27Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 29, 1992 → Mar 25, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5338625A Thin film battery and method for making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 519 Expired
US5314765A Protective lithium ion conducting ceramic coating for lithium metal anodes and associate method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 365 Expired
US5569520A Rechargeable lithium battery for use in applications requiring a low to high power output Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 333 Expired
US5567210A Method for making an electrochemical cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 310 Expired
US5612152A Rechargeable lithium battery for use in applications requiring a low to high power output Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 285 Expired
US5512147A Method of making an electrolyte for an electrochemical cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 257 Expired
US5597660A Electrolyte for an electrochemical cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 255 Expired
US5455126A Electra-optical device including a nitrogen containing electrolyte Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 199 Expired
US6168884A Battery with an in-situ activation plated lithium anode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 191 Expired
US5561004A Packaging material for thin film lithium batteries Electricity 186 Expired
US6818356B1 Thin film battery and electrolyte therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 114 Expired
US6994933B1 Long life thin film battery and method therefor Electricity 76 Expired
US6242132A Silicon-tin oxynitride glassy composition and use as anode for lithium-ion battery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
US6387563B1 Method of producing a thin film battery having a protective packaging Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Expired
US6218049A Cathode for an electrochemical cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US7524577B2 Long life thin film battery and method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US6344366B1 Fabrication of highly textured lithium cobalt oxide films by rapid thermal annealing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6423106B1 Method of producing a thin film battery anode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US7410730B2 Thin film battery and electrolyte therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US7553582B2 Getters for thin film battery hermetic package Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US6592203B1 Subcovered printing mode for a printhead with multiple sized ejectors Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US8815450B1 Low voltage thin film batteries Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US6318832A High resolution printing Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US6935715B2 Method of ink jet printing with improved end of page printing Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US5332906A Scintillator assembly for alpha radiation detection and an associated method of making Physics 10 Expired

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