Bruce E. Smart
33Patents
12h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 3, 1975 → Aug 8, 2003
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5182342A | Hydrofluorocarbon solvents for fluoromonomer polymerization | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 123 | Expired |
| US6133389A | Amorphous tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 41 | Expired |
| US5639837A | Process for making fluoropolymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 39 | Expired |
| US5478905A | Amorphous tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 36 | Expired |
| US5637663A | Amorphous tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 34 | Expired |
| US5491083A | Immobilization of biomolecules on a fluorocarbon surface with a poly(fluoroalkyl) sugar reagent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US6486280B1 | Amorphous tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Expired |
| US6071980A | Atom transfer radical polymerization | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Expired |
| US5260492A | Fluorinated monomers and polymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 24 | Expired |
| US4987157A | Resins with high surface areas and porosities | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US5416246A | Chlorofluorocarbon isomerization | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US4126631A | .beta.-Carbonylpolyfluoroalkyl sulfonate esters | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 13 | Expired |
| US5342772A | Process for enzyme immobilization on a fluorocarbon surface | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6284927A | Hydroperoxide decomposition process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 10 | Expired |
| US5326917A | Fluorinated monomers and polymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US5350821A | Fluorinated monomers and polymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US5475071A | Partially fluorinated polymers and process therefor | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US5519151A | Process for preparing polyfluorooxetanes | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Expired |
| US5523384A | Process for preparing polyether ketones | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US4973774A | Chlorofluorohydrocarbon purification process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US5084583A | Epoxidation of fluorine containing olefins | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US5457238A | Process for the preparation of fluoroketones | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Expired |
| US4922038A | Preparation of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluorodichloroethane | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Expired |
| US5574193A | Initiators for telomerization of polyfluoroalkyl iodides with fluoroolefins | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Expired |
| US5557018A | Partially flourinated polymers and process therefor | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.