Inventor · Greer, SC, US

Brian Melody

75Patents
17h-index
38Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 13, 1984 → Oct 7, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.