Inventor · Brockville, ON, CA

Leon C. Vandervalk

19Patents
10h-index
9Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 17, 1991 → Jan 25, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5325430A Encryption apparatus for computer device Physics 81 Expired
US5343146A Combination coating thickness gauge using a magnetic flux density sensor and an eddy current search coil Physics 77 Expired
US6343510B1 Ultrasonic testing using synthetic impulses Physics 45 Expired
USRE35703E Combination coating thickness gauge using a magnetic flux density sensor and an eddy current search coil General 44 Expired
US5723791A High resolution ultrasonic coating thickness gauge Physics 43 Expired
US5686831A Gauge with reversible display screen Physics 32 Expired
US5930744A Coating thickness gauge Physics 19 Expired
US5777230A Delay line for an ultrasonic probe and method of using same Physics 16 Expired
US6282962A High resolution ultrasonic thickness gauge Physics 11 Expired
US5623427A Nondestructive anodic capacity gauge Physics 10 Expired
US6122968A Delay line for an ultrasonic probe and method of using same Physics 10 Expired
US6250160A High resolution ultrasonic thickness gauge Physics 6 Expired
US5751608A Coating thickness gauge General 2 Revoked
USRE41342E1 Coating thickness gauge General 2 Expired
US5979241A Delay line for an ultrasonic probe and method of using same Physics 1 Expired
US9188672B2 Ultrasonic measuring gauge Physics 1 Active
US9207174B2 Apparatus and method for characterizing a replica tape Physics 0 Active
US8994933B2 Apparatus and method for characterizing a replica tape Physics 0 Active
US10514328B2 Method and system for testing surfaces for contaminants Physics 0 Active

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