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FMC Corporation

2,519Patents
237Active
2,519Granted
49Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 20, 1965 → Aug 30, 2023 · 70 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6049745A Navigation system for automatic guided vehicle Physics 373 Expired
US5170352A Multi-purpose autonomous vehicle with path plotting Physics 334 Expired
US5174376A Metal-to-metal annulus packoff for a subsea wellhead system Fixed Constructions 167 Expired
US4744987A Coprocessed microcrystalline cellulose and calcium carbonate composition and its preparation Human Necessities 143 Expired
US5075115A Process for polymerizing poly(lactic acid) Chemistry; Metallurgy 141 Expired
US4561299A Apparatus for detecting changes in inclination or acceleration Fixed Constructions 133 Expired
US6227300A Slimbore subsea completion system and method Fixed Constructions 131 Expired
US5632676A Use of peracetic acid to sanitize processed fowl Human Necessities 129 Expired
US4462839A Enteric coating for pharmaceutical dosage forms Human Necessities 128 Expired
US4518433A Enteric coating for pharmaceutical dosage forms Chemistry; Metallurgy 123 Expired
US5775422A Tree test plug Fixed Constructions 108 Expired
US5054918A Light scanning system for measurement of orientation and physical features of a workpiece Physics 105 Expired
US5206030A Film-forming composition and use for coating pharmaceuticals, foods and the like Human Necessities 105 Expired
US5243665A Component surface distortion evaluation apparatus and method Electricity 104 Expired
US4758297A Hot pin laminated fabric Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 103 Expired
US5977403A Method for the production of lower organic peracids Chemistry; Metallurgy 101 Expired
US4019579A Apparatus for running, setting and testing a compression-type well packoff Fixed Constructions 96 Expired
US5277915A Gel-in-matrix containing a fractured hydrogel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Expired
US4595063A Subsea casing hanger suspension system Fixed Constructions 94 Expired
US4836579A Subsea casing hanger suspension system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 88 Expired
US5690390A Process for solution mining underground evaporite ore formations such as trona Fixed Constructions 87 Expired
US4159345A Novel excipient and pharmaceutical composition containing the same Human Necessities 87 Expired
US5505982A Chocolate confection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US3966450A Animal waste odor treatment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Expired
US4918627A Computer integrated gaging system Physics 83 Expired

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