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Air Liquide America Corporation

64Patents
0Active
64Granted
40Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 30, 1993 → Feb 22, 2005

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6242359A Plasma cleaning and etching methods using non-global-warming compounds Electricity 472 Expired
US6116896A System and method for oxidant injection in rotary kilns Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 72 Expired
US5881577A Pressure-swing absorption based cleaning methods and systems Textiles; Paper 67 Expired
US6050283A System and method for on-site mixing of ultra-high-purity chemicals for semiconductor processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US6086833A Process and equipment for sanitizing and packaging food using ozone Human Necessities 41 Expired
US5665894A Instrument calibrating demand flow regulator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US5496388A System for compressing air and extracting nitrogen from compressed air Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US6135433A Continuous gas saturation system and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5409159A Apparatus and methods for inerting solder during wave soldering operations Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US5375426A Process to clean a lubricated vapor compression refrigeration system by using carbon dioxide Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 20 Expired
US5779863A Perfluorocompound separation and purification method and system Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US6363728B1 System and method for controlled delivery of liquefied gases from a bulk source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5979178A Process for recovering olefins from cracked gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5765381A Multitier crossflow cryogenic freezer and method of use Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US6711961B2 Methods and apparatus for recycling cryogenic liquid or gas from test chambers Physics 16 Expired
US5941081A Solid phase latent heat vapor extraction and recovery system for liquified gases Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US6051421A Continuous processing apparatus and method for cleaning articles with liquified compressed gaseous solvents Textiles; Paper 14 Expired
US6001223A On-site ammonia purification for semiconductor manufacture Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US5411200A Process and apparatus for the wave soldering of circuit boards Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US5992337A Methods of improving productivity of black liquor recovery boilers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5606861A Crossflow cryogenic freezer and method of use Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US7334708B2 Integral blocks, chemical delivery systems and methods for delivering an ultrapure chemical Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US5520320A Process for wave soldering components on a printed circuit board in a temperature controlled non-oxidizing atmosphere Electricity 11 Expired
US7102098B2 Method and system for solving a problem arising during a welding operation or the like Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US6350425B2 On-site generation of ultra-high-purity buffered-HF and ammonium fluoride Electricity 11 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.