Inventor · Burnt Hills, NY, US

Mark Gilbert Benz

108Patents
22h-index
84Co-inventors
89Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 1, 1990 → May 18, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7381366B2 Apparatus for the production or refining of metals, and related processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 136 Expired
US5160532A Direct processing of electroslag refined metal Performing Operations; Transporting 66 Expired
US5348566A Method and apparatus for flow control in electroslag refining process Performing Operations; Transporting 55 Expired
US5310165A Atomization of electroslag refined metal Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US7068749B2 Stationary computed tomography system with compact x ray source assembly Electricity 45 Expired
US5759305A Grain size control in nickel base superalloys Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US5325906A Direct processing of electroslag refined metal Performing Operations; Transporting 44 Expired
US5985206A Electroslag refining starter Chemistry; Metallurgy 44 Expired
US5480097A Gas atomizer with reduced backflow Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired
US5649992A Methods for flow control in electroslag refining process Performing Operations; Transporting 40 Expired
US5809057A Electroslag apparatus and guide Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 37 Expired
US6059904A Isothermal and high retained strain forging of Ni-base superalloys Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US5332197A Electroslag refining or titanium to achieve low nitrogen Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US6120620A Praseodymium-rich iron-boron-rare earth composition, permanent magnet produced therefrom, and method of making Electricity 34 Expired
US5366206A Molten metal spray forming atomizer Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US5810066A Systems and methods for controlling the dimensions of a cold finger apparatus in electroslag refining process Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US5472177A Molten metal spray forming apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US5649993A Methods of recycling oversray powder during spray forming Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US5769151A Methods for controlling the superheat of the metal exiting the CIG apparatus in an electroslag refining process Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 30 Expired
US5683653A Systems for recycling overspray powder during spray forming Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6460595B1 Nucleated casting systems and methods comprising the addition of powders to a casting Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US6631753B1 Clean melt nucleated casting systems and methods with cooling of the casting Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US5134040A Melt formed superconducting joint between superconducting tapes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6264717A Clean melt nucleated cast article Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US7345560B2 Method and apparatus for magnetizing a permanent magnet Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired

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