Inventor · Blacksburg, VA, US

Kevin D. Creehan

9Patents
9h-index
3Co-inventors
54Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 2, 2010 → Apr 17, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8875976B2 System for continuous feeding of filler material for friction stir welding, processing and fabrication Chemistry; Metallurgy 37 Active
US8893954B2 Friction stir fabrication Performing Operations; Transporting 37 Active
US8636194B2 Friction stir fabrication Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Active
US8632850B2 Friction fabrication tools Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Active
US8397974B2 Self-reacting friction stir welding tool with the ability to add filler material Chemistry; Metallurgy 30 Active
US9205578B2 Fabrication tools for exerting normal forces on feedstock Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Active
US9643279B2 Fabrication tools for exerting normal forces on feedstock Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Active
US9943929B2 Metal matrix composite creation Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Active
US10040216B2 Powder particle layerwise three-dimensional printing process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active

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