Inventor
Robert F. Hicks
Inventor
Los Angeles, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 16 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
H01Jprimary
H01JElectric discharge tubes or discharge lamps16%
H05HPlasma technique16%
C23CCoating metallic material11%
B29CShaping or joining of plastics8%
A61BDiagnosis5%
A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general5%
B29KIndexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for moulds, reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts5%
B08BCleaning in general3%
B23KSoldering or unsoldering3%
B29LIndexing scheme associated with subclass b29c, relating to particular articles3%
PatentTitleYear
10,923,331Plasma cleaning device and process202110,827,601Handheld plasma device202010,800,092Low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma for cleaning and activating metals202010,118,315Preparing tool surfaces for composites201810,032,609Low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma applications20189,406,485'Argon and helium plasma apparatus and methods'20168,764,701'Wound treatment apparatus and method'20148,632,651'Plasma surface treatment of composites for bonding'20148,328,982'Low-temperature, converging, reactive gas source and method of use'20128,267,884'Wound treatment apparatus and method'20127,329,608'Method of processing a substrate'20086,262,523'Large area atmospheric-pressure plasma jet'20016,194,036'Deposition of coatings using an atmospheric pressure plasma jet'20015,403,620'Catalysis in organometallic CVD of thin metal films'19955,130,172'Low temperature organometallic deposition of metals'19924,780,449'Catalyst for the conversion of methane'1988Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1988Based in Huntington Beach, CA, US· patent location history
1992–2008Patents assigned to UNIV CALIFORNIA (5)· patent assignee history
1992–2021Based in Los Angeles, CA, US· patent location history
2012–2014Patents assigned to SURFX TECHNOLOGIES LLC (4)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Patents assigned to HICKS ROBERT F (3)· patent assignee history
2016–2021Patents assigned to SURFX TECH LLC (6)· patent assignee history
2018–2021Patents assigned to AEROSPACE MATERIALS PROC LLC (2)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| SURFX TECH LLC | 6 | 2016–2021 |
| UNIV CALIFORNIA | 5 | 1992–2008 |
| SURFX TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 4 | 2012–2014 |
| HICKS ROBERT Fself | 3 | 2012–2014 |
| AEROSPACE MATERIALS PROC LLC | 2 | 2018–2021 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, California, US | 15 | 1992–2021 |
| Huntington Beach, California, US | 1 | 1988 |