Brian Melody
75Patents
17h-index
38Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 13, 1984 → Oct 7, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6842328B2 | Capacitor and method for producing a capacitor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 143 | Expired |
| US7667954B2 | Capacitor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 115 | Active |
| US5716511A | Anodizing electrolyte and its use | Electricity | 44 | Expired |
| US6804109B1 | Solid electrolyte capacitor having transition metal oxide underlayer and conductive polymer electrolyte | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US7256982B2 | Electrolytic capacitor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US5185075A | Surface treated titanium/titanium alloy articles and process for producing | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 30 | Expired |
| US6334966B1 | Chemical oxidative preparation of conductive polymers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US6845004B2 | Protecting resin-encapsulated components | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US6788523B1 | Electrolyte for electrolytic capacitor | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US7499260B2 | Capacitor and method for producing a capacitor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US5837121A | Method for anodizing valve metals | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Expired |
| US4812951A | Electrolytic capacitor and electrolyte therefor | Electricity | 24 | Expired |
| US6261434A | Differential anodization process for electrolytic capacitor anode bodies | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 22 | Expired |
| US7079377B2 | Capacitor and method for producing a capacitor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US6267861A | Method of anodizing valve metals | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US6480371B1 | Alkanolamine-phosphoric acid anodizing electrolyte | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US6721169B2 | Electrolytic capacitor and separator papers therefor | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US6235181A | Method of operating process for anodizing valve metals | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US6391379B1 | Process of preparing a solid electrolytic capacitor containing a conductive polymer counter electrode | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US5622746A | Tantalum capacitor impregnation process | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US7081141B2 | Electrolyte for electrolytic capacitor | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US8339769B2 | Method of producing a capacitor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Active |
| US6409905B1 | Method of and electrolyte for anodizing aluminum substrates for solid capacitors | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US7544218B2 | Method for fabricating a medical device that includes a capacitor that does not require oxide reformation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Active |
| US6346185B1 | Method and electrolyte for anodizing valve metals to high voltage | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.