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Richard P. Welty
Also filed as: WELTY RICHARD P
36 granted patents·5 pending applications·1,261 citations·filing 1987–2016
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41 records- 0197US7216661B2Method of forming a wear resistant componentMASCO CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 15, 2007·37 cites·54 claims
- 0296US6904935B2Valve component with multiple surface layersMASCO CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 14, 2005·55 cites·37 claims
- 0395US4814056AApparatus for producing graded-composition coatingsVAC TEC SYST·Filed 1987·Granted Mar 21, 1989·86 cites·28 claims
- 0494US5799549AAmorphous diamond coating of bladesGILLETTE CO·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 1, 1998·108 cites·13 claims
- 0594US5480527ARectangular vacuum-arc plasma sourceVAPOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 2, 1996·85 cites·30 claims
- 0693US6935618B2Valve component with multiple surface layersMASCO CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 30, 2005·33 cites·13 claims
- 0793US5840163ARectangular vacuum-arc plasma sourceVAPOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 24, 1998·77 cites·30 claims
- 0891US7498587B2Bi-directional filtered arc plasma sourceVAPOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 3, 2009·15 cites·35 claims
- 0990US6289593B1Amorphous diamond coating of bladesFiled 1999·Granted Sep 18, 2001·76 cites·33 claims
- 1090US5940975AAmorphous diamond coating of bladesFiled 1997·Granted Aug 24, 1999·88 cites·13 claims
- 1189US8123967B2Method of producing an article having patterned decorative coatingANTON BRYCE·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 28, 2012·12 cites·13 claims
- 1289US4865708AMagnetron sputtering cathodeVAC TEC SYST·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 12, 1989·42 cites·19 claims
- 1386US5992268AAmorphous diamond coating of bladesFiled 1997·Granted Nov 30, 1999·67 cites·26 claims
- 1485US4892633AMagnetron sputtering cathodeVAC TEC SYST·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 9, 1990·49 cites·27 claims
- 1582US5269898AApparatus and method for coating a substrate using vacuum arc evaporationVAPOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 14, 1993·51 cites·19 claims
- 1681US6399219B1Article having a decorative and protective coating thereonVAPOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 4, 2002·57 cites·18 claims
- 1780US7445026B2Valve component with improved wear resistanceMASCO CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 4, 2008·7 cites·28 claims
- 1880US5948548ACoated articleMASCO CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 7, 1999·54 cites·73 claims
- 1979US6132889ACoated articleVAPOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 17, 2000·39 cites·32 claims
- 2078US7866343B2FaucetMASCO CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 11, 2011·8 cites·26 claims
- 2177US5997705ARectangular filtered arc plasma sourceVAPOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 7, 1999·31 cites·3 claims
- 2275US7866342B2Valve component for faucetVAPOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 11, 2011·6 cites·32 claims
- 2374US6391457B1Coated articleVAPOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 21, 2002·34 cites·24 claims
- 2469US8555921B2Faucet component with coatingBRONDUM KLAUS·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 15, 2013·3 cites·47 claims
- 2569US5952111AArticle having a coating thereonMASCO CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 14, 1999·32 cites·35 claims
- 2665US6350356B1Linear magnetron arc evaporation or sputtering sourceVAPOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 26, 2002·27 cites·12 claims
- 2765US5922478AArticle having a decorative and protective coatingMASCO CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 13, 1999·24 cites·23 claims
- 2859US2007026205A1Article having patterned decorative coatingVAPOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2958US6004684AArticle having a protective and decorative multilayer coatingMASCO CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 21, 1999·19 cites·56 claims
- 3056US9388910B2Faucet component with coatingVAPOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 12, 2016·0 cites·30 claims
- 3154US9909677B2Faucet component with coatingDELTA FAUCET CO·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 6, 2018·0 cites·16 claims
- 3254US7153586B2Article with scandium compound decorative coatingVAPOR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 26, 2006·1 cites·36 claims
- 3354US5989730AArticle having a decorative and protective multi-layer coatingMASCO CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 23, 1999·10 cites·60 claims
- 3450US6033790AArticle having a coatingMASCO CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 7, 2000·15 cites·29 claims
- 3546US8118055B2Valve component for faucetBRONDUM KLAUS·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 21, 2012·0 cites·30 claims
- 3645US2002041974A1Coated articleFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3743US2001036560A1Article having a decorative and protective coatingFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3842US5985468AArticle having a multilayer protective and decorative coatingMASCO CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·8 cites·60 claims
- 3936US6106958AArticle having a coatingMASCO CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 22, 2000·5 cites·29 claims
- 4034US2001006737A1Article having a decorative and protective coatingFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 4134US2002119341A1Article having a coating thereonFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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