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Vivek M. Sample — 10 Patents

ALAlcoa: 10 patents #62 of 784Top 8%
Murrysville, PA: #95 of 521 inventorsTop 20%
Pennsylvania: #8,274 of 74,527 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #481,000 of 4,157,543Top 15%
10 Patents All Time
Vivek M. Sample has been granted 10 US patents while listed as an inventor at Alcoa. The first was granted in 2003 and the most recent in August 2019. Vivek M. Sample ranks #481,000 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 11.6%). Patent records list Vivek M. Sample in Murrysville, PA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2003 to 2019Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 2004.peak 42003: 2 patents20032004: 4 patents20042005: 1 patents20052006: 1 patents20062011: 1 patents20112019: 1 patents2019

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–10 of 10 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
10385432 Methods of producing wrought products with internal passages Raymond J. Kilmer, Erin J. Fulton, James T. Burg, Eric G. Bogan, Jason C. Brem +4 more 2019-08-20
7934627 Apparatus and method for high pressure extrusion with molten aluminum David E. Gaylord, Vincent A. Paola, Domenic A. Ghiardi, Ronald G. Chabal, Jacob A. Kallivayalil 2011-05-03 $51,427,000
7018489 Artificial aging control of aluminum alloys William D. Bennon, Dhruba J. Chakrabarti 2006-03-28 $125,827,000
6915837 Continuous pressure molten metal supply system and method for forming continuous metal articles Scott E. Reighard, Vincent A. Paola, Ronald G. Chabal 2005-07-12 $109,671,000
6739485 Dual action valve for molten metal applications Domenic A. Ghiardi, Mark A. Newborn, Ronald G. Chabal, Vincent A. Paola 2004-05-25 $51,409,000
6712125 Continuous pressure molten metal supply system and method for forming continuous metal articles Scott E. Reighard, Vincent A. Paola, Ronald G. Chabal 2004-03-30 $84,069,000
6712126 Continuous pressure molten metal supply system and method Scott E. Reighard, Vincent A. Paola, Ronald G. Chabal 2004-03-30 $84,069,000
6708752 Injector for molten metal supply system Scott E. Reighard, Vincent A. Paola, Ronald G. Chabal 2004-03-23 $170,134,000
6536508 Continuous pressure molten metal supply system and method Scott E. Reighard, Vincent A. Paola, Ronald G. Chabal 2003-03-25 $38,632,000
6505674 Injector for molten metal supply system Scott E. Reighard, Vincent A. Paola, Ronald G. Chabal 2003-01-14 $43,418,000