William H. Rhodes
20Patents
12h-index
19Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 9, 1970 → Oct 24, 2008
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.