Inventor · Lexington, MA, US

William H. Rhodes

20Patents
12h-index
19Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 9, 1970 → Oct 24, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4545799A Method of making direct seal between niobium and ceramics Electricity 54 Expired
US5725827A Sealing members for alumina arc tubes and method of making same Electricity 44 Expired
US5426343A Sealing members for alumina arc tubes and method of making the same Electricity 37 Expired
US4166831A Transparent yttria ceramics and method for producing same Electricity 29 Expired
US4098612A Transparent yttria ceramics and method for producing same Electricity 29 Expired
US4797238A Rapid-sintering of alumina Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5057048A Niobium-ceramic feedthrough assembly and ductility-preserving sealing process Electricity 18 Expired
US4762655A Method of sintering translucent alumina Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US4115134A Transparent yttria ceramics and method for producing same Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US7427577B2 Sintered polycrystalline terbium aluminum garnet and use thereof in magneto-optical devices Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Active
US4147744A Transparent yttria ceramics and method for producing same Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US4174973A Transparent yttria ceramics containing magnesia or magnesium aluminate Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US4948538A Method of making translucent alumina articles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US5095246A Niobium-ceramic feedthrough assembly Electricity 7 Expired
US4206492A Electric gas ignitor utilizing a fiber ignition element Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US4323545A Dense alumina with a primary recrystallized polycrystalline structure and crystal orientation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US3954930A Cutting tool blank Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US7456122B2 Polycrystalline alumina articles Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US7592281B2 Sintered polycrystalline terbium aluminum garnet and use thereof in magneto-optical devices Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8501081B2 Polycrystalline alumina articles and methods of manufacture Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

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