Inventor · Beaverton, OR, US

Nathan Stoddard

34Patents
4h-index
32Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 4, 2003 → Jun 23, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6836131B2 Spray cooling and transparent cooling plate thermal management system Physics 33 Expired
US7758696B2 Methods and systems for monitoring a solid-liquid interface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8440157B2 Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing cast silicon from seed crystals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8048221B2 Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing monocrystalline cast silicon and monocrystalline cast silicon bodies for photovoltaics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8030633B2 Methods and systems for monitoring a solid-liquid interface Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US8882077B2 Seed layers and process of manufacturing seed layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8591851B2 Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing cast silicon from seed crystals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8591649B2 Methods for manufacturing geometric multi-crystalline cast materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8628614B2 Methods and apparatus for manufacturing monocrystalline cast silicon and monocrystalline cast silicon bodies for photovoltaics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11274379B2 System for growing crystal sheets Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8871169B2 Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing cast silicon from seed crystals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11725304B2 Continuous replenishment crystal growth Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8951344B2 Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing geometric multicrystalline cast silicon and geometric multicrystalline cast silicon bodies for photovoltaics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8709154B2 Methods for manufacturing monocrystalline or near-monocrystalline cast materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9664448B2 Melting apparatus Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9315917B2 Apparatus and method for the production of ingots Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10381498B2 Flexible laminates for solar modules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9515600B2 Solar module installation system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11885036B2 Producing a ribbon or wafer with regions of low oxygen concentration Electricity 0 Active
US8459132B2 Systems and methods for monitoring a solid-liquid interface Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US11761119B2 System for growing crystal sheets Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US12227877B2 Continuous replenishment crystal growth Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US8951345B2 High temperature support apparatus and method of use for casting materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10421208B2 Method and device for cleaving wafers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8741060B2 System and method for liquid silicon containment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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