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William W. Chen — 21 Patents

SDSquare D: 10 patents #24 of 756Top 4%
RTX (Raytheon): 3 patents #3,886 of 15,912Top 25%
SESemtech: 2 patents #60 of 201Top 30%
GEG & W Electric: 2 patents #15 of 42Top 40%
SMSierra Monolithics: 1 patents #9 of 11Top 85%
HLHughes Electronics Limited: 1 patents #605 of 1,474Top 45%
ExxonMobil: 1 patents #5,674 of 10,161Top 60%
Moraga, CA: #25 of 363 inventorsTop 7%
California: #27,449 of 386,348 inventorsTop 8%
Overall (All Time): #201,324 of 4,157,543Top 5%
21 Patents All Time
William W. Chen has been granted 21 US patents while listed as an inventor at Square D. The first was granted in 1997 and the most recent in April 2017. William W. Chen ranks #201,324 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 4.8%). Patent records list William W. Chen in Moraga, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1997 to 2017Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 1999.peak 41997: 2 patents19971998: 1 patents1999: 4 patents19992000: 3 patents2001: 1 patents20012002: 2 patents2003: 1 patents20032004: 1 patents2005: 1 patents20052006: 1 patents2012: 1 patents20122013: 1 patents2015: 1 patents20152017: 1 patents2017

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–21 of 21 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
9633807 Modular solid dielectric switchgear Janet Ache, Kennedy Amoako Darko, Donald R. Martin, Nenad Uzelac 2017-04-25
9177742 Modular solid dielectric switchgear Janet Ache, Kennedy Amoako Darko, Donald R. Martin, Nenad Uzelac 2015-11-03
8525313 Chip assembly with frequency extending device Binneg Y. Lao 2013-09-03 $12,612,000
8159052 Apparatus and method for a chip assembly including a frequency extending device Binneg Y. Lao 2012-04-17 $11,936,000
7029142 Power tool Chun-Cheng Chen 2006-04-18
6958671 Electrical contactor with positive temperature coefficient resistivity element R. Kent Crawford 2005-10-25
6803252 Single and multiple layer packaging of high-speed/high-density ICs Binneg Y. Lao, David A. Rowe, Inho Kim 2004-10-12
6560085 Circuit breaker including positive temperature coefficient resistivity element and current limiting element Randall L. Siebels, Steven C. Wilgenbusch 2003-05-06
6437960 Current limiting circuit breaker with positive temperature coefficient resistivity (PTC) element and insertable insulating object Brett Larson, Bruce F. Lindholm, Ron E. Stecker 2002-08-20
6414256 Current limiting circuit breaker Frank T. Ehrenberger, Aaron Bottorff, Matt Sortland 2002-07-02
6313723 Remote controllable circuit breakers with positive temperature coefficient resistivity (PTC) elements Bruce F. Lindholm 2001-11-06
6072673 Medium to high voltage load circuit interrupters including metal resistors having a positive temperature coefficient of resistivity (PTC elements) Eldridge R. Byron, Stanley J. Brooks, Lori Dorrell, Gary W. Scott 2000-06-06
6045728 Method of treating a zinc sulfide body formed by chemical vapor deposition to increase its rain erosion durability Norman H. Harris, Stephen A. Gabelich 2000-04-04
6020802 Circuit breaker including two magnetic coils and a positive temperature coefficient resistivity element Brett Larson 2000-02-01
5999384 Circuit interrupter with arcing fault protection and PTC (positive temperature coefficient resistivity) elements for short circuit and overload protection Andy A. Haun, George Gregory, Gary W. Scott 1999-12-07
5942343 Bonded sapphire, and method of making same 1999-08-24
5933311 Circuit breaker including positive temperature coefficient resistivity elements having a reduced tolerance Brett Larson 1999-08-03
5886860 Circuit breakers with PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient resistivity Colin Cornhill, Andy A. Haun, Gary W. Scott, Manzoor Ali, William Rezac +1 more 1999-03-23
5771567 Methods of fabricating continuous transverse stub radiating structures and antennas Brian M. Pierce, Norman H. Harris, Thomas K. Dougherty, Florentino V. Lee 1998-06-30
5702654 Method of making thermal shock resistant sapphire for IR windows and domes Norman H. Harris 1997-12-30
5629658 Methods of arc suppression and circuit breakers with electronic alarmers 1997-05-13