Thomas Blecha
17Patents
7h-index
11Co-inventors
63Inventor score
Filing activity: May 27, 1998 → Jan 27, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.