Daniel James Branagan
61Patents
14h-index
41Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 25, 1994 → Mar 29, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6689234B2 | Method of producing metallic materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US6258185A | Methods of forming steel | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 41 | Expired |
| US6767419B1 | Methods of forming hardened surfaces | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 39 | Expired |
| US6022424A | Atomization methods for forming magnet powders | Performing Operations; Transporting | 39 | Expired |
| US8704134B2 | High hardness/high wear resistant iron based weld overlay materials | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 26 | Active |
| US6125912A | Advanced neutron absorber materials | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Expired |
| US7323071B1 | Method for forming a hardened surface on a substrate | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Expired |
| US7935198B2 | Glass stability, glass forming ability, and microstructural refinement | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Active |
| US8070894B2 | Highly active liquid melts used to form coatings | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US8474541B2 | Glass forming hardbanding material | Fixed Constructions | 23 | Active |
| US8097095B2 | Hardfacing material | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US7553382B2 | Glass stability, glass forming ability, and microstructural refinement | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 21 | Expired |
| US8658934B2 | Feedstock powder for production of high hardness overlays | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Active |
| US7482065B2 | Layered metallic material formed from iron based glass alloys | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US5690889A | Production method for making rare earth compounds | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 13 | Expired |
| US5486240A | Carbide/nitride grain refined rare earth-iron-boron permanent magnet and method of making | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US8257512B1 | Classes of modal structured steel with static refinement and dynamic strengthening and method of making thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Active |
| US5803992A | Carbide/nitride grain refined rare earth-iron-boron permanent magnet and method of making | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Expired |
| US7267844B2 | Properties of amorphous/partially crystalline coatings | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US7186306B2 | Method of modifying iron based glasses to increase crystallization temperature without changing melting temperature | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US7341765B2 | Metallic coatings on silicon substrates, and methods of forming metallic coatings on silicon substrates | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US7067022B2 | Method for protecting a surface | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US8419869B1 | Method of producing classes of non-stainless steels with high strength and high ductility | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Active |
| US7449074B2 | Process for forming a nano-crystalline steel sheet | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Expired |
| US8133333B2 | Processing method for the production of nanoscale/near nanoscale steel sheet | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.