Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Marc Finot

31Patents
11h-index
49Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 3, 1996 → Aug 3, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5847283A Method and apparatus for the evaluation of a depth profile of thermo-mechanical properties of layered and graded materials and coatings Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
US7952057B2 Reflective surface for solar energy collector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Active
US7968791B2 Solar energy collection system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Active
US8071930B2 Solar collector having a spaced frame support structure with a multiplicity of linear struts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US8049150B2 Solar collector with end modifications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US8083362B2 Thin film reflective coating pinning arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active
US8039777B2 Solar collector with reflector having compound curvature Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US9449625B1 Heat assisted magnetic recording head having a plurality of diffusion barrier layers Physics 20 Active
US6821032B2 Methods of sealing electronic, optical and electro-optical packages and related package and substrate designs Physics 16 Expired
US8861124B1 Integrated sensor for monitoring laser power in a heat assisted magnetic recording disk drive Physics 13 Active
US6585427B2 Flexure coupled to a substrate for maintaining the optical fibers in alignment Physics 12 Expired
US6816323B2 Coupling with strong lens and weak lens on flexure Physics 10 Expired
US8134104B2 Reflective surface for solar energy collector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7961374B2 Thermal control of optical filter with local silicon frame Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7771071B2 Thermal control of optical filter with local silicon frame Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US10482907B1 Methods of protecting write pole from corrosion in HAMR head Physics 6 Active
US7061659B2 Thermally tuned filter having a pre-stressed membrane Electricity 4 Expired
US6983096B2 Attenuation of cladding modes in optical fibers Physics 4 Expired
US7081981B2 Thermally tuned filter having a pre-stressed membrane Electricity 3 Expired
US7280181B2 Liquid crystal polymer optical filter carrier Electricity 3 Expired
US6998587B2 Apparatus and method for heating micro-components mounted on a substrate Electricity 3 Expired
US9612409B2 Hermetic sealing of optical module Physics 3 Active
US7350987B2 Optical package fiber pass-through to reduce curvature of optical fiber during threading Physics 1 Expired
US8238015B2 Thermal control of optical filter with local silicon frame Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11668622B2 Fluid flow detection and analysis device and system Physics 0 Active

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