Inventor · Kelmis, BE

Willi Neff

14Patents
6h-index
25Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 7, 1984 → Dec 13, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4596030A Apparatus for generating a source of plasma with high radiation intensity in the X-ray region Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US5023897A Device for generating X-radiation with a plasma source Electricity 69 Expired
US7427766B2 Method and apparatus for producing extreme ultraviolet radiation or soft X-ray radiation Electricity 17 Expired
US5698039A Process for cleaning a substrate using a barrier discharge Electricity 12 Expired
US6461409B1 Device and method for treating flowing gases, in particular exhaust gases Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US6389106B1 Method and device for producing extreme ultraviolet and soft X-rays from a gaseous discharge Electricity 9 Expired
US6788763B1 Device for producing an extreme ultraviolet and soft x radiation from a gaseous discharge Physics 6 Expired
US7126143B2 Method and device for producing extreme ultraviolet radiation and soft x-ray radiation Physics 3 Expired
US6269631A Process and device for operating an internal combustion engine with less pollutant emission Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Expired
US7518300B2 Method and device for the generation of a plasma through electric discharge in a discharge space Electricity 3 Expired
US7734014B2 Extreme UV and soft X ray generator Electricity 3 Active
US6967341B2 Method and device for the generation of far ultraviolet or soft x-ray radiation Physics 3 Expired
US7397190B2 Gas discharge lamp for extreme UV radiation Electricity 2 Expired
US7809112B2 Method and device for generating EUV radiation and/or soft X-ray radiation Physics 1 Expired

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