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American Colloid Company

121Patents
0Active
121Granted
44Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 23, 1974 → Jun 4, 2003

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4836940A Composition and method of controlling lost circulation from wellbores Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 176 Expired
US4975841A Method and apparatus for reporting customer data Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 153 Expired
US4919989A Article for sealing well castings in the earth Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 122 Expired
US4824901A Surface treated absorbent polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 100 Expired
US4985518A Process for preparing water-absorbing resins Chemistry; Metallurgy 100 Expired
US4936386A Method for sealing well casings in the earth Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US4810573A Self-healing bentonite sheet material composite article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Expired
US5221290A Charcoal briquettes bound with an organic binder and a water-swellable clay and method Chemistry; Metallurgy 71 Expired
US4525527A Production process for highly water absorbable polymer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US5346566A Water barrier of water-swellable clay or other abrasive material sandwiched between interconnected layers of flexible fabric sewn or needled together using a lubricant and/or a liquid adhesive Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US5237945A Water barrier formed from a clay-fiber mat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US4613542A Method of impregnating a water-penetrable article with a swell-inhibited water swellable clay slurry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US5503111A Animal dross absorbent and method Human Necessities 53 Expired
US5174231A Water-barrier of water-swellable clay sandwiched between interconnected layers of flexible fabric needled together using a lubricant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US4733989A Self-healing bentonite sheet material composite drainage structure Chemistry; Metallurgy 50 Expired
US5000115A Animal dross absorbent and method Human Necessities 48 Expired
US5389166A Water barrier formed from a clay-fiber mat Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US4755562A Surface treated absorbent polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 47 Expired
US4703067A Process for preparing dry solid water absorbing polyacrylate resin Chemistry; Metallurgy 46 Expired
US4624982A Method of temporarily inhibiting the swellability of water swellable clays and compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 46 Expired
US4552938A Process for preparing dry solid water absorbing polyacrylate resin Chemistry; Metallurgy 45 Expired
US5034045A Liquid crop stimulant Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US5452684A Method of agglomerating a smectite clay litter Human Necessities 43 Expired
US5129365A Animal dross absorbent and method Human Necessities 43 Expired
US5476142A Flexible contaminant-resistant grout composition and method Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Expired

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