William Marsh Rice University
567Patents
442Active
567Granted
61Portfolio score
Filing activity: Dec 10, 1981 → Oct 11, 2024 · 144 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7531803B2 | Method and system for transmitting terahertz pulses | Physics | 257 | Active |
| US6683783B1 | Carbon fibers formed from single-wall carbon nanotubes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 203 | Expired |
| US6899945B2 | Entangled single-wall carbon nanotube solid material and methods for making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 188 | Expired |
| US6660381B2 | Partial coverage metal nanoshells and method of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 186 | Expired |
| US7105596B2 | Methods for producing composites of single-wall carbon nanotubes and compositions thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 160 | Expired |
| US6979709B2 | Continuous fiber of single-wall carbon nanotubes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 154 | Expired |
| US9178282B2 | Method for coupling terahertz pulses into a coaxial waveguide | Electricity | 138 | Active |
| US6692717B1 | Catalytic growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes from metal particles | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 132 | Expired |
| US6749827B2 | Method for growing continuous fiber | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 130 | Expired |
| US6645455B2 | Chemical derivatization of single-wall carbon nanotubes to facilitate solvation thereof; and use of derivatized nanotubes to form catalyst-containing seed materials for use in making carbon fibers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 128 | Expired |
| US7182025B2 | Autonomous robotic crawler for in-pipe inspection | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 128 | Expired |
| US6685986B2 | Metal nanoshells | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 127 | Expired |
| US6936233B2 | Method for purification of as-produced single-wall carbon nanotubes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 126 | Expired |
| US5227038A | Electric arc process for making fullerenes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 119 | Expired |
| US7205069B2 | Membrane comprising an array of single-wall carbon nanotubes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 116 | Expired |
| US6778316B2 | Nanoparticle-based all-optical sensors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 115 | Expired |
| US7071406B2 | Array of single-wall carbon nanotubes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 113 | Expired |
| US6949237B2 | Method for growing single-wall carbon nanotubes utlizing seed molecules | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 110 | Expired |
| US5300203A | Process for making fullerenes by the laser evaporation of carbon | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 108 | Expired |
| US7108841B2 | Method for forming a patterned array of single-wall carbon nanotubes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 107 | Expired |
| US5591312A | Process for making fullerene fibers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 107 | Expired |
| US6756025B2 | Method for growing single-wall carbon nanotubes utilizing seed molecules | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 103 | Expired |
| US7041620B2 | Method for producing a catalyst support and compositions thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 102 | Expired |
| US6761870B1 | Gas-phase nucleation and growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes from high pressure CO | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 98 | Expired |
| US6852252B2 | Use of metalnanoshells to impede the photo-oxidation of conjugated polymer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 95 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.