Inventor · Iona, ID, US

Daniel James Branagan

61Patents
14h-index
41Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 25, 1994 → Mar 29, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.