Inventor · Danville, CA, US

William J. Boardman

19Patents
11h-index
28Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 4, 1991 → Apr 17, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5120679A Anti-fuse structures and methods for making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 108 Expired
US7300684B2 Method and system for coating internal surfaces of prefabricated process piping in the field Chemistry; Metallurgy 79 Expired
US5290734A Method for making anti-fuse structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US5587332A Method of making flash memory cell Electricity 53 Expired
US7541069B2 Method and system for coating internal surfaces using reverse-flow cycling Chemistry; Metallurgy 51 Active
US7608151B2 Method and system for coating sections of internal surfaces Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 51 Active
US7444955B2 Apparatus for directing plasma flow to coat internal passageways Electricity 46 Expired
US5196357A Method of making extended polysilicon self-aligned gate overlapped lightly doped drain structure for submicron transistor Electricity 28 Expired
US5328865A Method for making cusp-free anti-fuse structures Electricity 27 Expired
US8105660B2 Method for producing diamond-like carbon coatings using PECVD and diamondoid precursors on internal surfaces of a hollow component Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Active
US5920013A Silicon micromachine with sacrificial pedestal Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US8715789B2 Chemical vapor deposition for an interior of a hollow article with high aspect ratio Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8343593B2 Method of coating inner and outer surfaces of pipes for thermal solar and other applications Electricity 5 Active
US7629031B2 Plasma enhanced bonding for improving adhesion and corrosion resistance of deposited films Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US7626135B2 Electrode systems and methods of using electrodes Electricity 2 Active
US7838793B2 System and method for treating surfaces of components Electricity 2 Active
US8394197B2 Corrosion-resistant internal coating method using a germanium-containing precursor and hollow cathode techniques Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7838085B2 Method for directing plasma flow to coat internal passageways Electricity 1 Active
US10297425B2 Multiple anode plasma for CVD in a hollow article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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