Robert L. Terpstra
22Patents
13h-index
27Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 5, 1992 → Sep 3, 2014
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5372629A | Method of making environmentally stable reactive alloy powders | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 125 | Expired |
| US5811187A | Environmentally stable reactive alloy powders and method of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 90 | Expired |
| US5527628A | Pb-free Sn-Ag-Cu ternary eutectic solder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 56 | Expired |
| US5277705A | Powder collection apparatus/method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 36 | Expired |
| US6142382A | Atomizing nozzle and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 32 | Expired |
| US5366688A | Heat sink and method of fabricating | Electricity | 32 | Expired |
| US6231691A | Lead-free solder | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US5523049A | Heat sink and method of fabricating | Electricity | 25 | Expired |
| US6425504B1 | One-piece, composite crucible with integral withdrawal/discharge section | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US5738705A | Atomizer with liquid spray quenching | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US5589199A | Apparatus for making environmentally stable reactive alloy powders | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US6533563B1 | Atomizing apparatus for making polymer and metal powders and whiskers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Expired |
| US6074453A | Ultrafine hydrogen storage powders | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US6358466B1 | Thermal sprayed composite melt containment tubular component and method of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US6171433A | Method of making polymer powders and whiskers as well as particulate products of the method and atomizing apparatus | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 8 | Expired |
| US5423520A | In-situ control system for atomization | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US7699905B1 | Dispersoid reinforced alloy powder and method of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US8197574B1 | Dispersoid reinforced alloy powder and method of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US9833835B2 | Dispersoid reinforced alloy powder and method of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US7611565B1 | Device for hydrogen separation and method | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Active |
| US9782827B2 | Dispersoid reinforced alloy powder and method of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8864870B1 | Dispersoid reinforced alloy powder and method of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.