Inventor · Princeton, NJ, US

William Happer

26Patents
13h-index
29Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 9, 1974 → Jun 18, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5545396A Magnetic resonance imaging using hyperpolarized noble gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 139 Expired
US5642625A High volume hyperpolarizer for spin-polarized noble gas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Expired
US5809801A Cryogenic accumulator for spin-polarized xenon-129 Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
US7102451B2 Method and system for operating an atomic clock with alternating-polarization light Electricity 64 Expired
US5860295A Cryogenic accumulator for spin-polarized xenon-129 Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5612103A Coatings for production of hyperpolarized noble gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US7323941B1 Method and system for operating a laser self-modulated at alkali-metal atom hyperfine frequency Physics 36 Expired
US5785953A Magnetic resonance imaging using hyperpolarized noble gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US5789921A Magnetic resonance imaging using hyperpolarized noble gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6888780B2 Method and system for operating an atomic clock with simultaneous locking of field and frequency Physics 22 Expired
US6241966A Magnetic resonance imaging using Hyperpolarized noble gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US4005355A Method and apparatus for stimulating narrow line resonance conditions Physics 15 Expired
US8009520B2 Method and system for operating an atomic clock using a self-modulated laser with electrical modulation Physics 14 Active
US6919770B2 Method and system for operating an atomic clock with reduced spin-exchange broadening of atomic clock resonances Physics 11 Expired
US6123919A Magnetic resonance imaging using hyperpolarized noble gases Physics 11 Expired
US6648130B1 Hyperpolarized gas transport and storage devices and associated transport and storage methods using permanent magnets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6318092A Alkali metal hybrid spin-exchange optical pumping Physics 10 Expired
US7825736B2 Method for suppressing light shift in optical pumping systems Physics 7 Active
US6593144B2 Magnetic resonance imaging using hyperpolarized noble gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6551559B1 Sol-gel coated polarization vessels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7439814B2 Method and system for operating an atomic clock with simultaneous control of frequency and magnetic field Physics 7 Active
US7902927B2 System and method for modulating pressure in an alkali-vapor cell Physics 6 Active
US7931794B2 Method and system for electrolytic fabrication of atomic clock cells Physics 3 Active
US7066319B2 Hyperpolarized gas transport and storage devices and associated transport and storage methods using permanent magnets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US8020694B2 Hyperpolarized gas transport and storage devices and associated transport and storage methods using permanent magnets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active

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