Inventor

Robert John Zabala

Inventor

Schenectady, NY, US

Overview

1985–2017

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 60 as inventor

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

C22Bprimary

C22BProduction and refining of metals13%

B22DCasting of metals9%

B22FWorking metallic powder9%

H10NElectric solid-state devices not otherwise provided for7%

B23KSoldering or unsoldering7%

C23CCoating metallic material7%

H01JElectric discharge tubes or discharge lamps7%

F27BFurnaces, kilns, ovens or retorts in general5%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%

F27DDetails or accessories of furnaces, kilns, ovens or retorts, in so far as they are of kinds occurring in more than one kind of furnace4%

PatentTitleYear

9,649,659'Methods and systems for joining materials'2017 9,287,485'Methods for making low resistivity joints'2016 9,144,822'Methods and systems for joining materials'2015 8,876,481'Turbine airfoil component assembly for use in a gas turbine engine and methods for fabricating same'2014 7,319,327'Magnetic resonance imaging system with reduced cooling needs'2008 7,226,894'Superconducting wire, method of manufacture thereof and the articles derived therefrom'2007 7,144,441'Process for producing materials reinforced with nanoparticles and articles formed thereby'2006 6,631,753'Clean melt nucleated casting systems and methods with cooling of the casting'2003 6,558,446'In situ electroslag refining hot start'2003 6,505,526'Fluid flow inspection apparatus and method for gas turbine buckets'2003 6,460,595'Nucleated casting systems and methods comprising the addition of powders to a casting'2002 6,436,336'Replaceable drain electroslag guide'2002 6,427,752'Casting systems and methods with auxiliary cooling onto a liquidus portion of a casting'2002 6,418,804'Fluid flow inspection and video recording system and method for turbine buckets'2002 6,375,702'Consumable electrode electroslag refining feed systems and methods'2002 6,368,375'Processing of electroslag refined metal'2002 6,358,297'Method for controlling flux concentration in guide tubes'2002 6,352,406'Method for assessing quality of a coating process and assembly therefor'2002 6,350,293'Bottom pour electroslag refining systems and methods'2002 6,309,441'Reduction-melting process to form rare earth-transition metal alloys and the alloys'2001 6,289,258'Drain flowrate measurement'2001 6,264,717'Clean melt nucleated cast article'2001 6,250,522'Systems for flow control in electroslag refining process'2001 6,243,408'Electrode weighing stub'2001 6,219,372'Guide tube structure for flux concentration'2001 6,196,427'Systems for controlling the superheat of the metal exiting the CIG apparatus in an electroslag refining process'2001 6,104,742'Electroslag apparatus and guide'2000 6,097,750'Electroslag refining hearth'2000 6,093,449'Atomizer for spray forming ring structures'2000 5,992,503'Systems and methods for maintaining effective insulation between copper segments during electroslag refining process'1999 5,985,206'Electroslag refining starter'1999 5,810,066'Systems and methods for controlling the dimensions of a cold finger apparatus in electroslag refining process'1998 5,809,057'Electroslag apparatus and guide'1998 5,769,151'Methods for controlling the superheat of the metal exiting the CIG apparatus in an electroslag refining process'1998 5,733,162'Method for manufacturing x-ray tubes'1998 5,722,869'System and method for manufacturing x-ray tubes having metal envelopes utilizing a metal disk'1998 5,722,870'System and method for manufacturing x-ray tubes having glass envelopes'1998 5,683,653'Systems for recycling overspray powder during spray forming'1997 5,670,204'Nb--Sn precursors having controlled impurities and method of making'1997 5,655,000'Target/rotor connection for use in x-ray tubes'1997 5,649,993'Methods of recycling oversray powder during spray forming'1997 5,649,992'Methods for flow control in electroslag refining process'1997 5,628,664'System for manufacturing x-ray tubes'1997 5,548,628'Target/rotor connection for use in x-ray tube rotating anode assemblies'1996 5,513,791'Strippable mask patterning of stop-off for diffusion bond processing'1996 5,505,790'Method for enhancing critical current of triniobium tin'1996 5,498,187'Method of making an improved target/stem assembly - rotor body assembly connection for x-ray tubes'1996 5,498,186'Method of making an improved target/stem connection for x-ray tube anode assemblies'1996 5,472,936'Method for making triniobium tin semiconductor'1995 5,348,566'Method and apparatus for flow control in electroslag refining process'1994 5,239,156'Apparatus and method for laser joining of superconducting tapes'1993 5,176,742'Method for filtering a molten solder bath'1993 5,169,128'Molten solder filter'1992 5,159,619'High performance metal x-ray tube target having a reactive barrier layer'1992 5,156,317'Apparatus for solder joining metal tapes with improved cover'1992 5,134,040'Melt formed superconducting joint between superconducting tapes'1992 5,121,869'Apparatus for solder joining metal tapes'1992 5,109,593'Method of melt forming a superconducting joint between superconducting tapes'1992 4,518,624'Process of making a corrosion-resistant coated ferrous body'1985 4,515,865'Corrosion-resistant coated ferrous body'1985

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1985Patents assigned to ELECTRIC POWER RES INST (2)· patent assignee history

1985–2016Based in Schenectady, NY, US· patent location history

1992–2017Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (58)· patent assignee history

2014–2016Patents assigned to ZABALA ROBERT JOHN (2)· patent assignee history

2014Patents assigned to DARKINS JR TOBY GEORGE (1)· patent assignee history

2015–2017Based in Niskayuna, NY, US· patent location history

2016Patents assigned to BRAY JAMES WILLIAM (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
GEN ELECTRIC	58	1992–2017
ELECTRIC POWER RES INST	2	1985
ZABALA ROBERT JOHNself	2	2014–2016
BRAY JAMES WILLIAM	1	2016
DARKINS JR TOBY GEORGE	1	2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Schenectady, New York, US	58	1985–2016
Niskayuna, New York, US	2	2015–2017