Inventor · Phoenix, AZ, US

William Jones

24Patents
10h-index
17Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 9, 1980 → Mar 31, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5169161A Symmetrical gasket for pipe joints Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 94 Expired
US6367413B1 Apparatus for monitoring substrate biasing during plasma processing of a substrate Electricity 62 Expired
US4664421A Forgiving profile pipe gasket Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US7163380B2 Control of fluid flow in the processing of an object with a fluid Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 46 Expired
US4333662A Pipe seal Fixed Constructions 45 Expired
US6431112B1 Apparatus and method for plasma processing of a substrate utilizing an electrostatic chuck Electricity 44 Expired
US6092402A Ski pole anti-theft device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US8007196B2 Small handling pole locking assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US6986647B2 Pump design for circulating supercritical carbon dioxide Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US7137756B1 Fluid-tight bell-and-spigot-joint for box culverts Fixed Constructions 10 Expired
US7225820B2 High-pressure processing chamber for a semiconductor wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6457725B1 Septic tank gasket Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US8002491B2 Small handling pole locking assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US5979908A Pipe seal for concrete structures Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US6577113B2 Apparatus and method for measuring substrate biasing during plasma processing of a substrate Electricity 7 Expired
US5525007A Sewer construction Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US7077917B2 High-pressure processing chamber for a semiconductor wafer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6395095B1 Process apparatus and method for improved plasma processing of a substrate Electricity 5 Expired
US5482403A Sewer construction and pipe encasement therefor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US6596550B2 Method for monitoring substrate biasing during plasma processing of a substrate Electricity 3 Expired
US8291564B2 Telescoping tool assembly and method for refurbishing welds of a core shroud of a nuclear reactor vessel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US7073383B2 Apparatus and method for determining clamping status of semiconductor wafer Physics 2 Expired
US7186313B2 Plasma chamber wall segment temperature control Electricity 1 Expired
US7767145B2 High pressure fourier transform infrared cell Physics 1 Active

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