Robert F. Hicks
19Patents
10h-index
13Co-inventors
69Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 19, 1986 → Jan 23, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7329608B2 | Method of processing a substrate | Electricity | 173 | Expired |
| US5130172A | Low temperature organometallic deposition of metals | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 155 | Expired |
| US5403620A | Catalysis in organometallic CVD of thin metal films | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 92 | Expired |
| US6262523A | Large area atmospheric-pressure plasma jet | Electricity | 71 | Expired |
| US8328982B1 | Low-temperature, converging, reactive gas source and method of use | Electricity | 64 | Active |
| US8267884B1 | Wound treatment apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 63 | Active |
| US6194036A | Deposition of coatings using an atmospheric pressure plasma jet | Electricity | 46 | Expired |
| US4780449A | Catalyst for the conversion of methane | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| US9406485B1 | Argon and helium plasma apparatus and methods | Electricity | 20 | Active |
| US8632651B1 | Plasma surface treatment of composites for bonding | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Active |
| US8764701B1 | Wound treatment apparatus and method | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
| US10827601B1 | Handheld plasma device | Electricity | 8 | Active |
| US10032609B1 | Low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma applications | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US10923331B1 | Plasma cleaning device and process | Electricity | 6 | Active |
| US10118315B1 | Preparing tool surfaces for composites | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
| US10800092B1 | Low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma for cleaning and activating metals | Electricity | 5 | Active |
| US12120809B1 | Handheld plasma device process | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US11518082B1 | Low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma for cleaning and activating metals | Electricity | 0 | Active |
| US12408256B1 | Plasma cleaning device and process | Electricity | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.