Milliken & Company
1,058Patents
471Active
1,058Granted
55Portfolio score
Filing activity: May 22, 1992 → Jul 9, 2024 · 152 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7578195B2 | Capacitive sensor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 118 | Active |
| US7395717B2 | Flexible capacitive sensor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 79 | Active |
| US7719007B2 | Flexible electroluminescent capacitive sensor | Physics | 72 | Active |
| US6962363B2 | Multiple chamber airbags and methods | Performing Operations; Transporting | 70 | Expired |
| US7072733B2 | Interactive system and method for design, customization and manufacture of decorative textile substrates | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 69 | Expired |
| US5927500A | Pharmaceutical containment package | Human Necessities | 66 | Expired |
| US6589631B1 | Flashless rubber floor mat and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 65 | Expired |
| US6304698A | Conduit insert for optical fiber cable | Electricity | 62 | Expired |
| US6465551B1 | Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane dicarboxylate salts as polyolefin nucleators | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 60 | Expired |
| US8454990B2 | Composite article suitable for use as a wound dressing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 52 | Active |
| US6759124B2 | Thermoplastic monofilament fibers exhibiting low-shrink, high tenacity, and extremely high modulus levels | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 50 | Expired |
| US6599971B2 | Metals salts of hexahydrophthalic acid as nucleating additives for crystalline thermoplastics | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 48 | Expired |
| US6770581B1 | Absorbent fabrics, products, and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US6177365A | Two-layered coating system for airbag fabrics | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US7301351B2 | Printed capacitive sensor | Electricity | 44 | Active |
| US6962609B2 | Multi-colored fabrics made from a single dye formula, and methods of making same | Textiles; Paper | 44 | Expired |
| US8133537B2 | Method of forming a multi-layered fiber | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Active |
| US7291370B2 | Packaging material and containers formed therefrom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Expired |
| US6177366A | Two-layer coating system for airbag fabrics | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Expired |
| US6220309A | Inflatable fabrics comprising basket-woven attachment points between fabric panels | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Expired |
| US6106597A | Wax compositions comprising fatty ester poly(oxyalkylenated) colorants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 42 | Expired |
| US6849330B1 | Thermoplastic fibers exhibiting durable high color strength characteristics | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US6448306B1 | Antimicrobial articles made from nitrile or natural rubber | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 41 | Expired |
| US7320947B2 | Static dissipative textile and method for producing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US6346491B1 | Felt having conductivity gradient | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 39 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.