Patent assignee · JP · COMPANY

KURARAY CO., LTD.

1,898Patents
852Active
1,898Granted
55Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 12, 1967 → Jul 25, 2023 · 195 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4402319A Releasable balloon catheter Human Necessities 248 Expired
US4737153A Reinforced therapeutic tube Human Necessities 218 Expired
US4736748A Blood component monitoring system Physics 206 Expired
US4346712A Releasable balloon catheter Human Necessities 205 Expired
US4568444A Chemical substance measuring apparatus Physics 149 Expired
US4539382A Adhesive composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 142 Expired
US4301803A Balloon catheter Human Necessities 137 Expired
US4499251A Adhesive compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 136 Expired
US6462231B1 Method of producing carboxylic acid and alcohol Chemistry; Metallurgy 130 Expired
US4664669A Composite hollow fiber-type separation membranes, processes for the preparation thereof and their use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 129 Expired
US6486285B2 Water-swellable polymer gel and process for preparing the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 126 Expired
US4352884A Carrier having acrylate copolymer coating for immobilization of bioactive materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 116 Expired
US5486418A Water-soluble heat-press-bonding polyvinyl alcohol binder fiber of a sea-islands structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 115 Expired
US4537940A Adhesive compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 113 Expired
US4259075A Method of filling a tooth cavity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 113 Expired
US5770229A Medical polymer gel Human Necessities 108 Expired
US5814681A Restorative composition for hard tissue and dispensing apparatus therefor Human Necessities 102 Expired
US4259117A Dental filling material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Expired
US6259854A Lightguide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Expired
US6310116A Molded polymer article having a hydrophilic surface and process for producing the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 100 Expired
US4931344A Fastener component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 94 Expired
US6458868B1 Organophosphorus compounds for dental polymerizable compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 90 Expired
US6552123B1 Thermoplastic polyvinyl alcohol fibers and method for producing them Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 89 Expired
US4938778A Composite hollow fiber type separation membranes processes for the preparation thereof and their use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 85 Expired
US6007712A Waste water treatment apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Expired

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