Inventor · Kingsport, TN, US

Charles Michael Buchanan

67Patents
21h-index
56Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 16, 1990 → Feb 10, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5446079A Aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters and cellulose ester/polymer blends Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 172 Expired
US5292783A Aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters and cellulose ester/polymer blends Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 161 Expired
US5599858A Aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters and cellulose ester/polymer blends Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 154 Expired
US5580911A Aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters and cellulose ester/polymer blends Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Expired
US5559171A Aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters and cellulose ester/polymer blends Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Expired
US6495656B1 Copolyesters and fibrous materials formed therefrom Chemistry; Metallurgy 108 Expired
US6342304B1 Aliphatic aromatic copolyesters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US8148518B2 Cellulose esters and their production in carboxylated ionic liquids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 78 Active
US6479467B1 Cyclodextrin ethers Chemistry; Metallurgy 65 Expired
US5900322A Aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters and cellulose ester/polymer blends Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US5594068A Cellulose ester blends Chemistry; Metallurgy 53 Expired
US6562938B2 Copolyesters and fibrous materials formed therefrom Chemistry; Metallurgy 49 Expired
US6610671B2 Cyclodextrin sulfonates, guest inclusion complexes methods of making the same and related materials Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Expired
US6228895A Method for plasticizing a composition comprised of cellulose fiber and a cellulose ester Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5970988A Environmentally non-persistant cellulose ester fibers Textiles; Paper 37 Expired
US7879994B2 Cellulose interpolymers and method of oxidation Human Necessities 30 Active
US6309509A Composition and paper comprising cellulose ester, alkylpolyglycosides, and cellulose Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US6977275B2 Carbohydrate esters and polyol esters as plasticizers for polymers, compositions and articles including such plasticizers and methods of using the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US7919631B2 Production of ionic liquids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US6133439A Environmentally non-persistant cellulose ester fibers Textiles; Paper 24 Expired
US5625029A Biodegradable poly (3-Hydroxyalkanoate) compositions and blends Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US6313202A Cellulose ester blends Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US8067488B2 Cellulose solutions comprising tetraalkylammonium alkylphosphate and products produced therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US8729253B2 Cellulose ester optical films Physics 18 Active
US6352845B1 Corn fiber for the production of advanced chemicals and materials: separation of monosaccharides and methods thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired

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