Alan Smithies
25Patents
8h-index
24Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 27, 1998 → Jun 5, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6409785B1 | Cleanable HEPA filter media | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 64 | Expired |
| US6409787B1 | Bicomponent substrate for filter element with membrane | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US7927540B2 | Method of manufacturing a composite filter media | Textiles; Paper | 35 | Active |
| US8308834B2 | Composite filter media | Textiles; Paper | 21 | Active |
| US6752847B2 | High temperature polymer filtration medium | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US8262780B2 | High performance gas turbine inlet filter (HEPA) using membrane media | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Active |
| US8282713B2 | PTFE pleated filter element | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Active |
| US7942948B2 | Filter element including a composite filter media | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Active |
| US6872233B2 | High efficiency particulate air rated vacuum bag media and an associated method of production | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US7115151B2 | High efficiency particulate air rated vacuum bag media and an associated method of production | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US6054399A | Fluorocarbon particle coated textiles for use in electrostatic printing machines | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US7374796B2 | High temperature polymer filtration medium | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US7985275B2 | Filter media and devices for high temperature filtration and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US9204525B2 | Protective covers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US10151032B2 | Protective covers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US10799820B2 | Durable nanofiber synthetic filter media | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US8206481B2 | HEPA (H-10) performance synthetic nonwoven and nanofiber composite filter media | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US10569109B2 | Respiratory filtering fabric and garment made therefrom | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US8398743B2 | Methods and systems for reducing carbon dioxide in combustion flue gases | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8021456B2 | Filter element with high temperature polymer retaining straps and method of manufacture | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US7665615B2 | Composite article having hydrophilic properties and method of manufacture | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US11585025B2 | Microporous nanofiber films | Textiles; Paper | 0 | Active |
| US6610242B1 | Method for treating polymeric fiber mats and for making filters from such treated fiber mats | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Expired |
| US8333826B2 | Pleatable PTFE filter media with ePTFE membrane | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US11583797B2 | Dual density nanofiber media | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.