Inventor · Kingsport, TN, US

Bobby M. Phillips

61Patents
19h-index
21Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 2, 1975 → Aug 19, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5972505A Fibers capable of spontaneously transporting fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 151 Expired
US5648142A Perforated films having channels with cutout portions capable of spontaneous fluid inversion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 108 Expired
US5275859A Tobacco smoke filter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US5611981A Process of making fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US5268229A Spinneret orifices and filament cross-sections with stabilizing legs therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US5414248A Grease and moisture absorbing inserts for microwave cooking Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US4245001A Textile filaments and yarns Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US5977429A Synthetic polyester absorbent materials Human Necessities 39 Expired
US4332761A Process for manufacture of textile filaments and yarns Textiles; Paper 39 Expired
US5723159A Spinnerets for making fibers capable of spontaneously transporting fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5496627A Composite fibrous filters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US4954398A Modified grooved polyester fibers and process for production thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US5356704A Tobacco smoke filter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5346422A Toy articles of manufacture comprising spontaneously wettable fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US4829761A Continuous filament yarn having spun-like or staple-like character Textiles; Paper 22 Expired
US4707409A Spinneret orifices and four-wing filament cross-sections therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5837625A Insulation material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US6251322A Synthetic polyester absorbent materials Human Necessities 19 Expired
US4476079A Process for manufacture of textile yarns Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6103376A Bundles of fibers useful for moving liquids at high fluxes and acquisition/distribution structures that use the bundles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5753166A Process of making a non-circular cross-sectional fiber Textiles; Paper 14 Expired
US4842792A Drafting process for preparing a modified polyester fiber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5855798A Process for spontaneouly transporting a fluid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5006057A Modified grooved polyester fibers and spinneret for production thereof Textiles; Paper 13 Expired
US5733490A Process for helically crimping a fiber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.