Inventor · Inver Grove Heights, MN, US

Bruce R. Cords

24Patents
16h-index
33Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 31, 1994 → Nov 10, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6183807A Antimicrobial composition for cleaning and sanitizing meat products Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 191 Expired
US6545047B2 Treatment of animal carcasses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 180 Expired
US6010729A Treatment of animal carcasses Human Necessities 116 Expired
US6103286A Treatment of animal carcasses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 106 Expired
US6238685A Peroxy acid treatment to control pathogenic organisms on growing plants Human Necessities 91 Expired
US6165483A Peroxy acid treatment to control pathogenic organisms on growing plants Human Necessities 85 Expired
US6534075B1 Antimicrobial and antiviral compositions and treatments for food surfaces Human Necessities 82 Expired
US6214777A Antimicrobial lubricants useful for lubricating containers, such as beverage containers, and conveyors therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US6113963A Treatment of meat products Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US5858117A Proteolytic enzyme cleaner Chemistry; Metallurgy 69 Expired
US5567444A Potentiated aqueous ozone cleaning and sanitizing composition for removal of a contaminating soil from a surface Chemistry; Metallurgy 68 Expired
US6326032A Beverage manufacture and cold aseptic bottling using peroxyacid antimicrobial composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 61 Expired
US8030351B2 Treatment of animal carcasses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Active
US6197739A Proteolytic enzyme cleaner Chemistry; Metallurgy 43 Expired
US8043650B2 Treatment of animal carcasses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US5858443A Process for effecting microbial control and reducing slime growth on hard surfaces in food processing equipment using inline ozonation Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US6554005B1 Cleaning method for polyethylene terephthalate containers Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US7795000B2 Foaming composition of competitive exclusion microbes and methods of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US6247478A Cleaning method for polyethylene terephthalate containers Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US9560874B2 Treatment of animal carcasses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9486007B2 Bacteriophage treatment for reducing and preventing bacterial contamination Human Necessities 3 Active
US10188121B2 Bacteriophage treatment for reducing and preventing bacterial contamination Human Necessities 2 Active
US9560875B2 Treatment of animal carcasses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9770040B2 Treatment of animal carcasses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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