Wayne W. Cai
40Patents
6h-index
89Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 17, 2003 → Jul 20, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7290423B2 | Roller hemming apparatus and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US8858742B2 | Automatic monitoring of vibration welding equipment | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Active |
| US7091134B1 | Deposition of integrated circuit fabrication materials using a print head | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US8408445B1 | Actively controlled vibration welding system and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Active |
| US8114242B2 | Dimension-set method for joining parts | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Active |
| US8409383B1 | Passively damped vibration welding system and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US8032343B2 | Method of optimizing weld design for concurrent consideration of performance and manufacturing requirements | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US7810699B1 | Method and system for optimized vibration welding | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US10481215B2 | Method and apparatus for evaluating a battery cell | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US8672211B2 | Vibration welding system with thin film sensor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US8702882B2 | Method and system for online quality monitoring and control of a vibration welding process | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US8535395B2 | Beam welding of a multi-sheet work stack having a reduced thickness feature | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8011559B2 | Active material-augmented vibration welding system and method of use | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US8450644B2 | Multi-mode ultrasonic welding control and optimization | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US10944096B2 | Method of manufacturing a lithium metal negative electrode | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US10919112B2 | Method and system for manufacturing a lithium metal negative electrode | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US10632571B2 | Metal joining using ultrasonic and reaction metallurgical welding processes | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US9573221B2 | Elimination of tool adhesion in an ultrasonic welding process | Electricity | 1 | Active |
| US10191471B2 | Automatic monitoring of the alignment and wear of vibration welding equipment | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US11045897B2 | Method and apparatus to form a workpiece employing vibration welding | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US10530019B2 | Battery module with resistance-welded senseline tabs and method of manufacturing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US9658612B2 | Automatic monitoring of the alignment and wear of vibration welding equipment | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US10189118B2 | Method and apparatus for evaluating an ultrasonic weld junction | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US9618410B2 | Clamp force and alignment checking device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US10086587B2 | Sandwich structures including a polymeric/electrically non-conducting core for weldability | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.