Inventor · Minnetonka, MN, US

Wei Yang

29Patents
8h-index
28Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 22, 1998 → Jan 10, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6373188B1 Efficient solid-state light emitting device with excited phosphors for producing a visible light output Electricity 115 Expired
US6483130B1 Back-illuminated heterojunction photodiode Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US6276313A Microcombustion engine/generator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 45 Expired
US6397793B2 Microcombustion engine/generator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US7956476B2 Footwear energy harvesting system Human Necessities 17 Active
US6137123A High gain GaN/AlGaN heterojunction phototransistor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US7780761B2 Adsorptive gas sampler using ionic nano-droplets Physics 9 Active
US8241397B2 Adsorptive gas sampler using ionic nano-droplets Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US7661290B2 Gas sensor test and calibration system Physics 8 Active
US8376031B2 Blowerless heat exchanger based on micro-jet entrainment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8335083B2 Apparatus and method for thermal management using vapor chamber Electricity 8 Active
US7843695B2 Apparatus and method for thermal management using vapor chamber Electricity 7 Active
US7695253B2 Magnetic displacement pump and compressor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US9829428B2 Gas detector using a Golay cell Physics 5 Active
US9606049B1 Gas detector using a golay cell Physics 4 Active
US7329895B2 Dual wavelength detector Electricity 4 Expired
US8790445B2 Approaches for removing CO2, SO2 and other gaseous contaminates from gas emissions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7645996B2 Microscale gas discharge ion detector Electricity 4 Active
US8319973B2 VCSEL enabled active resonator gyroscope Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8221098B2 Radial turbomolecular pump with electrostatically levitated rotor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US8480787B2 Ultrasound-assisted electrospray ionic liquid for carbon dioxide capture Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US10634535B2 Airflow sensor with gas composition correction Physics 1 Active
US8394644B2 Microfluidic osmotic pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9277679B2 Heat sink fin including angular dimples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8857501B2 Entrainment heat sink devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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