Inventor · El Cajon, CA, US

Paul C. Melcher

17Patents
11h-index
51Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 8, 1992 → Oct 9, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5936988A High pulse rate pulse power system Electricity 107 Expired
US6690704B2 Control system for a two chamber gas discharge laser Electricity 70 Expired
US6151346A High pulse rate pulse power system with fast rise time and low current Electricity 63 Expired
US6757316B2 Four KHz gas discharge laser Electricity 52 Expired
US6028872A High pulse rate pulse power system with resonant power supply Electricity 44 Expired
US6914919B2 Six to ten KHz, or greater gas discharge laser system Electricity 21 Expired
US7167499B2 Very high energy, high stability gas discharge laser surface treatment system Electricity 19 Expired
US7002443B2 Method and apparatus for cooling magnetic circuit elements Electricity 17 Expired
US6882674B2 Four KHz gas discharge laser system Electricity 17 Expired
US7039086B2 Control system for a two chamber gas discharge laser Electricity 16 Expired
US6240112A High pulse rate pulse power system with liquid cooling Electricity 15 Expired
US7079564B2 Control system for a two chamber gas discharge laser Electricity 11 Expired
US5438733A Cotton drafting frame Textiles; Paper 7 Expired
US7596164B2 Control system for a two chamber gas discharge laser Electricity 3 Active
US7101203B2 Method and apparatus for electronically interconnecting high voltage modules positioned in relatively close proximity Electricity 2 Expired
USRE42588E1 Control system for a two chamber gas discharge laser system General 2 Expired
US11777271B2 Method of and apparatus for extending electrode life in a laser chamber Electricity 0 Active

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