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David B. Smathers
Also filed as: SMATHERS DAVID · SMATHERS DAVID B
35 granted patents·9 pending applications·231 citations·filing 1988–2023
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44 records- 0198US10668566B2Fabrication of high-entropy alloy wire and multi-principal element alloy wireSTARCK H C INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 2, 2020·24 cites·18 claims
- 0297US11077524B2Additive manufacturing utilizing metallic wireSTARCK H C INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 3, 2021·23 cites·20 claims
- 0396US10546669B2Diffusion barriers for metallic superconducting wiresSMATHERS DAVID B·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 28, 2020·5 cites·15 claims
- 0496US10049793B2Fabrication of reinforced superconducting wiresAIMONE PAUL·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 14, 2018·7 cites·22 claims
- 0596US9984795B2Diffusion barriers for metallic superconducting wiresSMATHERS DAVID B·Filed 2017·Granted May 29, 2018·7 cites·26 claims
- 0694US11495372B2Diffusion barriers for metallic superconducting wiresSMATHERS DAVID B·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 8, 2022·2 cites·21 claims
- 0794US10510470B2Diffusion barriers for metallic superconducting wiresSMATHERS DAVID·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 17, 2019·5 cites·24 claims
- 0892US10679775B2Fabrication of reinforced superconducting wiresAIMONE PAUL·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 9, 2020·4 cites·21 claims
- 0991US10902978B2Diffusion barriers for metallic superconducting wiresSMATHERS DAVID B·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 26, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 1090US10741309B2Diffusion barriers for metallic superconducting wiresSMATHERS DAVID·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 11, 2020·2 cites·23 claims
- 1190US6872284B2Target and method of optimizing target profileTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 29, 2005·42 cites·19 claims
- 1287US7063773B2High purity sputter targets with target end-of-life indication and method of manufactureTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 20, 2006·26 cites·14 claims
- 1385US12476025B2Diffusion barriers for metallic superconducting wiresMATERION NEWTON INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 18, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1484US12073958B2Diffusion barriers for metallic superconducting wiresSMATHERS DAVID B·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 27, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 1584US11791066B2Diffusion barriers for metallic superconducting wiresSMATHERS DAVID B·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 17, 2023·0 cites·26 claims
- 1682US6774339B1Hermetic sealing of target/backing plate assemblies using electron beam melted indium or tinTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 10, 2004·27 cites·17 claims
- 1781US2022126402A1Fabrication of high-entropy alloy wire and multi-principal element alloy wireSTARCK H C INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 1880US8551267B2Monolithic aluminum alloy target and method of manufacturingMIAO WEIFANG·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 8, 2013·3 cites·11 claims
- 1980US2021354242A1Additive manufacturing utilizing metallic wireSTARCK H C INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2078US7708868B2Variable thickness plate for forming variable wall thickness physical vapor deposition targetTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 4, 2010·6 cites·13 claims
- 2175US11198197B2Fabrication of high-entropy alloy wire and multi-principal element alloy wireSTARCK H C INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 14, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2275US9150956B2Monolithic aluminum alloy target and method of manufacturingTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·1 cites·3 claims
- 2374US11120927B2Diffusion barriers for metallic superconducting wiresSMATHERS DAVID·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 14, 2021·0 cites·19 claims
- 2472US7850829B2Sputter targets with expansion grooves for reduced separationTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 14, 2010·2 cites·14 claims
- 2571US8992748B2Sputtering targetIVANOV EUGENE Y·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 31, 2015·1 cites·9 claims
- 2669US11417445B2Fabrication of reinforced superconducting wiresAIMONE PAUL·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 16, 2022·0 cites·19 claims
- 2767US9150957B2Method of making a sputter target and sputter targets made therebyHOLCOMB M KIRK·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 6, 2015·4 cites·7 claims
- 2866US8037727B2Non-planar sputter targets having crystallographic orientations promoting uniform depositionTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 18, 2011·2 cites·15 claims
- 2963US11574749B2Diffusion barriers for metallic superconducting wiresSMATHERS DAVID B·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 7, 2023·0 cites·51 claims
- 3061US8453487B2Circular groove pressing mechanism and method for sputtering target manufacturingIVANOV EUGENE Y·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 4, 2013·2 cites·8 claims
- 3161US7638200B2Process for making dense mixed metal Si3N4 targetsTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 29, 2009·4 cites·5 claims
- 3259US2010051453A1Process for making dense mixed metal Si3N4 targetsTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3358US8556681B2Ultra smooth face sputter targets and methods of producing sameBANKS TERRY L·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 15, 2013·1 cites·19 claims
- 3457US4973527AProcess for making filamentary superconductors using tin-magnesium eutecticsTELEDYNE IND·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 27, 1990·14 cites·9 claims
- 3557US2009160137A1Low leak O-ring sealTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3654US5111574AMethod and apparatus for producing superconducting jointsTELEDYNE IND·Filed 1988·Granted May 12, 1992·13 cites·13 claims
- 3754US2009008786A1Sputtering TargetTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3852US2010000860A1Copper Sputtering Target With Fine Grain Size And High Electromigration Resistance And Methods Of Making the SameTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3951US10792788B2Optimized textured surfaces and methods of optimizingTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 6, 2020·0 cites·7 claims
- 4051US2008029972A1Low Leak O-Ring SealTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4150US2017084434A1Diffusion-bonded sputter target assembly and method of manufacturingTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4249US9546418B2Diffusion-bonded sputter target assembly and method of manufacturingMIAO WEIFANG·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 17, 2017·0 cites·13 claims
- 4338US2006076234A1Non-planar sputter targets having crystallographic orientations promoting uniform depositionTOSOH SMD INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4432US5098798AProcess for making filamentary superconductors using tin-magnesium eutecticsTELEDYNE IND·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 24, 1992·2 cites·7 claims
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