Inventor · Spokane Valley, WA, US

Robert Bruce Wagstaff

58Patents
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65Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 14, 1991 → Aug 31, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7472740B2 Method for casting composite ingot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6260602A Casting of molten metal in an open ended mold cavity Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US7748434B2 Sequential casting of metals having high co-efficients of contraction Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US5318098A Metal casting unit Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US8927113B2 Composite metal ingot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US5582230A Direct cooled metal casting process and apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US5119883A Apparatus and process for direct cooling an emerging ingot with gas-laden coolant Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US5518063A Direct cooled metal casting apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US7819170B2 Method for casting composite ingot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8336603B2 Oxide restraint during co-casting of metals Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US7762310B2 Cladding superplastic alloys Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US6546995B1 Casting of molten metal in an open ended mold cavity Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Expired
US7516775B2 Homogenization and heat-treatment of cast metals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US5685359A Direct cooled annular mold Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US6158498A Casting of molten metal in an open ended mold cavity Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US8347949B2 Elimination of shrinkage cavity in cast ingots Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US7882887B2 Sequential casting of metals having the same or similar co-efficients of contraction Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US8657164B2 Molten metal leakage confinement and thermal optimization in vessels used for containing molten metal Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US8415025B2 Composite metal as cast ingot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8096344B2 Sequential casting of metals having similar freezing ranges Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US7871478B2 Homogenization and heat-treatment of cast metals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8312915B2 Method for casting composite ingot Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US5323841A Annular metal casting unit Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US7975752B2 Co-casting of metals by direct chill casting Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US8945465B2 Compressive rod assembly for molten metal containment structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active

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