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The University of Southern Mississippi

129Patents
57Active
129Granted
51Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 6, 1981 → Aug 8, 2023 · 19 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6180687A In vivo polymerizable ophthalmic compositions and methods of using Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 89 Expired
US5595908A Piezoelectric device for detection of polynucleotide hybridization Physics 88 Expired
US4843980A Composition for use in reducing air contaminants from combustion effluents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US4613658A Vinyl monomers capable of forming side-chain liquid crystalline polymers and the resulting polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 50 Expired
US5219948A Process for cationic polymerizations Chemistry; Metallurgy 45 Expired
US7854941B2 Method of attaching drug compounds to non-reactive polymer surfaces Human Necessities 37 Active
US6653381B2 Process for preparing a coating composition and product thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6034150A Polymerization processes using aliphatic maleimides Chemistry; Metallurgy 31 Expired
US6063204A Concentrated sulfuric acid hydrolysis of lignocellulosics Chemistry; Metallurgy 30 Expired
US7081159B2 Soy protein based adhesive and particleboard Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6969744B2 Living and quasiliving cationic telechelic polymers quenched by N-substituted pyrrole and methods for their preparation Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US6680693B2 Method and apparatus for automatically tracking the sun with an object Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US5207952A Side chain liquid crystalline polymers as nonlinear optical materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 25 Expired
US6369124B1 Polymerization processes using aliphatic maleimides Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US5473024A Synthesis and coating application of chlorinated hydroxyrubber Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US6399673B1 Photocurable acrylated chlorinated rubber coatings Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US6001913A Latex compositions containing ethylenically unsaturated esters of long-chain alkenols Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US6174948A Latex compositions containing ethylenically unsaturated esters of fatty compounds and applications thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US6057406A Functionally gradient polymeric materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US7420019B2 Method for preparation of polyolefins containing exo-olefin chain ends Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US7501476B2 Method for preparing polyolefins containing vinylidene end groups using azole compounds Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Active
US4977229A Polymeric compositions for optical devices Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US7576161B2 Process for preparing terminally functionalized living and quasiliving cationic telechelic polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Active
US6203720A Low MFT and high Tg , internally plasticizing, and low voc latex compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US7705090B2 Method for preparing polyolefins containing a high percentage of exo-olefin chain ends Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Active

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