Robert B. Swan
14Patents
9h-index
19Co-inventors
65Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 2, 1989 → Oct 10, 2002
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5294242A | Method for making metal powders | Performing Operations; Transporting | 73 | Expired |
| US5294462A | Electric arc spray coating with cored wire | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 48 | Expired |
| US7252024B2 | Apparatus and method for machining with cryogenically cooled oxide-containing ceramic cutting tools | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US6564682B1 | Machine tool distributor for cryogenic cooling of cutting tools on a turret plate | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US4992337A | Electric arc spraying of reactive metals | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US5213848A | Method of producing titanium nitride coatings by electric arc thermal spray | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US5066513A | Method of producing titanium nitride coatings by electric arc thermal spray | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5344478A | Vortex dispersing nozzle for liquefied cryogenic inert gases used in blanketing of molten metals exposed to ambient air and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US7637187B2 | Apparatus and method of cryogenic cooling for high-energy cutting operations | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US5352523A | Graphite/carbon articles for elevated temperature service and method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US5254359A | Method of forming titanium nitride coatings on carbon/graphite substrates by electric arc thermal spray process using titanium feed wire and nitrogen as the atomizing gas | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US5304417A | Graphite/carbon articles for elevated temperature service and method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US6123324A | Process for humidifying a gas stream | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Expired |
| US7290397B2 | Linearly-actuated cryo-fluid connection (LACC) for manufacturing machines | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.