Inventor · Windom, MN, US

Christopher S. Lyons

65Patents
21h-index
105Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 24, 1982 → May 10, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6045864A Vapor coating method Performing Operations; Transporting 164 Expired
US6012647A Apparatus and method of atomizing and vaporizing Performing Operations; Transporting 115 Expired
US6172810A Retroreflective articles having polymer multilayer reflective coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 108 Expired
US6397458B1 Method of making an electret article by transferring fluorine to the article from a gaseous phase Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 88 Expired
US6409806B1 Fluorinated electret Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 83 Expired
US6398847B1 Method of removing contaminants from an aerosol using a new electret article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Expired
US5344701A Porous supports having azlactone-functional surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Expired
US4536179A Implantable catheters with non-adherent contacting polymer surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US6562112B2 Fluorinated electret Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US6432175B1 Fluorinated electret Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US6660210B2 Method of making fluorinated electrets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US6808551B2 Method of using fluorinated electrets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US6503564B1 Method of coating microstructured substrates with polymeric layer(s), allowing preservation of surface feature profile Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US6929864B2 Extensible, visible light-transmissive and infrared-reflective film and methods of making and using the film Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US6243201A Retroreflective articles having polymer multilayer reflective coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US6350034B1 Retroreflective articles having polymer multilayer reflective coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US7140741B2 Color shifting retroreflector and method of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US7449146B2 Colorimetric sensor Physics 35 Expired
US5451453A Supports having azlactone-functional surfaces, adduct supports, and methods of preparing both Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6815043B2 Microstructured substrates with profile-preserving polymeric coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6245150A Vapor coating apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US6933051B2 Flexible electrically conductive film Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5972176A Corona treatment of polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US6224219A Method for making retroreflective articles having polymer multilayer reflective coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6953544B2 Method of making a respirator that has a fluorinated electret Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired

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