Inventor · Feldkirch, AT

Thomas Blecha

17Patents
7h-index
11Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: May 27, 1998 → Jan 27, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6056266A Device for closing an opening of a tank or a tubular conduit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 73 Expired
US6685163B2 Vacuum valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US6916009B2 Load-lock device for introducing substrates into a vacuum chamber Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US8678344B2 Mounting of a valve plate on a valve rod Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US7500649B2 Vacuum valve drive Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US8672293B2 Vacuum valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US8960641B2 Vacuum valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US5909867A Closing assembly for a chamber having a through-opening Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US10184291B2 Door for closing a chamber opening in a chamber wall of a vacuum chamber Electricity 4 Active
US10876637B2 Closure element for a vacuum seal having a friction stir welding connection Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US9791052B2 Vacuum slide gate valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US9732860B2 Valve, in particular a vacuum valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9528614B2 Vacuum valve and closure member for closing a flow path in a gas-tight manner by means of a linear movement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US11326699B2 Connecting apparatus for the connection of a valve rod to a closure member of a vacuum valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9581262B2 Vacuum valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8950729B2 Gate valve with linearly displaceable closing members Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US11815196B2 Vacuum valve Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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