William Jones
24Patents
10h-index
17Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 9, 1980 → Mar 31, 2009
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.