Inventor

Raj B. Apte

Inventor

Palo Alto, CA, US

Overview

1995–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 73 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

Y02Eprimary

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution8%

B41JTypewriters7%

F02CGas-turbine plants5%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus5%

F01KSteam engine plants4%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television4%

F22BMethods of steam generation3%

G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information3%

H01LSemiconductor devices3%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication3%

PatentTitleYear

11,053,847Baffled thermoclines in thermodynamic cycle systems2021 11,030,940Display array with distributed audio2021 10,878,732Directional light emitters and electronic displays featuring the same2020 10,830,134Modular thermal storage2020 10,801,404Variable pressure turbine2020 10,616,562Directional light emitters and electronic displays featuring the same2020 10,587,124Mobile hybrid transmit/receive node for near-field wireless power delivery2020 10,559,630Light emitting devices featuring optical mode enhancement2020 10,458,284Variable pressure inventory control of closed cycle system with a high pressure tank and an intermediate pressure tank2019 10,436,109Modular thermal storage2019 10,424,232Directional light emitters and electronic displays featuring the same2019 10,317,963Modular mechanism enabled by mid-range wireless power2019 10,280,804Thermocline arrays2019 10,233,787Storage of excess heat in cold side of heat engine2019 10,233,833Pump control of closed cycle power generation system2019 10,221,775Use of external air for closed cycle inventory control2019 10,186,179Current-actuated-display backplane tester and method2019 10,181,729Mobile hybrid transmit/receive node for near-field wireless power delivery2019 10,165,654Home network of connected consumer devices2018 10,128,660Wireless solar power delivery2018 10,115,654Buried thermally conductive layers for heat extraction and shielding2018 10,082,045Use of regenerator in thermodynamic cycle system2018 10,082,104Atmospheric storage and transfer of thermal energy2018 9,762,437'Systems and methods for networking consumer devices'2017 9,704,473'Variable acoustic grating based on changing acoustic impedances'2017 9,667,502'Home network of connected consumer devices'2017 9,259,961'Large-area ultrasound contact imaging'2016 9,246,767'Home network of connected consumer devices'2016 8,886,785'Home network of connected consumer devices'2014 8,871,548'Gated co-planar poly-silicon thin film diode'2014 8,733,173'Ultrasonic imaging using thin film transistor backplane'2014 8,539,837'Ultrasonic imaging using thin film transistor backplane'2013 8,536,892'System for testing transistor arrays in production'2013 8,384,180'Gated co-planar poly-silicon thin film diode'2013 7,811,692'Micro-machined fuel cells'2010 7,623,169'Low noise charge gain hybrid imager'2009 7,459,225'Micro-machined fuel cells'2008 7,425,734'Thin-film transistor array with ring geometry'2008 7,358,530'Thin-film transistor array with ring geometry'2008 7,321,356'Time domain printing for electric paper'2008 6,973,722'Release height adjustment of stressy metal devices by annealing before and after release'2005 6,872,320'Method for printing etch masks using phase-change materials'2005 6,751,865'Method of making a print head for use in a ballistic aerosol marking apparatus'2004 6,742,884'Apparatus for printing etch masks using phase-change materials'2004 6,523,928'Method of treating a substrate employing a ballistic aerosol marking apparatus'2003 6,511,149'Ballistic aerosol marking apparatus for marking a substrate'2003 6,467,862'Cartridge for use in a ballistic aerosol marking apparatus'2002 6,454,384'Method for marking with a liquid material using a ballistic aerosol marking apparatus'2002 6,416,157'Method of marking a substrate employing a ballistic aerosol marking apparatus'2002 6,408,054'Micromachined x-ray image contrast grids'2002 6,340,216'Ballistic aerosol marking apparatus for treating a substrate'2002 6,328,409'Ballistic aerosol making apparatus for marking with a liquid material'2001 6,252,215'Hybrid sensor pixel architecture with gate line and drive line synchronization'2001 6,201,633'Micro-electromechanical based bistable color display sheets'2001 6,180,428'Monolithic scanning light emitting devices using micromachining'2001 6,177,236'Method of making a pixelized scintillation layer and structures incorporating same'2001 6,136,210'Photoetching of acoustic lenses for acoustic ink printing'2000 6,116,718'Print head for use in a ballistic aerosol marking apparatus'2000 6,116,756'Monolithic scanning light emitting devices'2000 6,091,197'Full color tunable resonant cavity organic light emitting diode'2000 6,051,827'Hybrid sensor pixel architecture with threshold response'2000 6,031,248'Hybrid sensor pixel architecture'2000 6,005,238'Hybrid sensor pixel architecture with linearization circuit'1999 5,981,959'Pixelized scintillation layer and structures incorporating same'1999 5,941,501'Passively addressable cantilever valves'1999 5,897,097'Passively addressable fluid valves having S-shaped blocking films'1999 5,854,705'Micropositioned laser source for raster output scanners'1998 5,744,732'Sheet materials transport system'1998 5,714,697'Sheet materials mass measuring system'1998 5,677,783'Method of making a deformable grating apparatus for modulating a light beam and including means for obviating stiction between grating elements and underlying substrate'1997 5,634,636'Flexible object handling system using feedback controlled air jets'1997 5,614,834'Sampling receivers'1997 5,459,610'Deformable grating apparatus for modulating a light beam and including means for obviating stiction between grating elements and underlying substrate'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995–2021Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history

1997–2009Patents assigned to XEROX CORP (30)· patent assignee history

2005–2019Patents assigned to PALO ALTO RES CT INC (15)· patent assignee history

2013–2019Patents assigned to APTE RAJ B (9)· patent assignee history

2018–2021Patents assigned to X DEV LLC (11)· patent assignee history

2018–2021Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history

2019–2021Patents assigned to MALTA INC (9)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
XEROX CORP	30	1997–2009
PALO ALTO RES CT INC	15	2005–2019
X DEV LLC	11	2018–2021
APTE RAJ Bself	9	2013–2019
MALTA INC	9	2019–2021

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Palo Alto, California, US	58	1995–2021
Mountain View, California, US	15	2018–2021