Inventor · Batavia, IL, US

David E. James

35Patents
14h-index
47Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 22, 1975 → Jan 21, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4892972A Purification of crude terephthalic acid Chemistry; Metallurgy 47 Expired
US5343830A Circulating fluidized bed reactor with internal primary particle separation and return Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US4782181A Process for removal of high molecular weight impurities in the manufacture of purified terephthalic acid Chemistry; Metallurgy 34 Expired
US4415479A Palladium on carbon catalyst for purification of crude terephthalic acid Chemistry; Metallurgy 31 Expired
US6140820A Measuring cell voltages of a fuel cell stack Physics 31 Expired
US3988403A Process for producing molded structural foam article having a surface that reproducibly and faithfully replicates the surface of the mold Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6281684A Technique and apparatus to measure cell voltages of a fuel cell stack using different ground references Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US4626598A Purification of terephthalic acid Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US4992085A Internal impact type particle separator Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US4394299A Palladium-rhodium catalyst for purification of crude terephthalic acid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US4467110A Process for purification of crude terephthalic acid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US4746189A Optical fiber adhesive joint tube Physics 18 Expired
US4467111A Process for purification of crude terephthalic acid Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US5363812A Method and apparatus for controlling the bed temperature in a circulating fluidized bed reactor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US5809940A Indirect cooling of primary impact type solids separator elements in a CFB reactor Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US5676586A Model car race track Human Necessities 9 Expired
US6312482A Steam generator for gasifying coal Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US4652674A Method for monitoring the fluorescence of 4-carboxy-p-terphenyl in crude terephthalic acid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6500221B2 Cooled tubes arranged to form impact type particle separators Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US4421676A Process for preparation of palladium on carbon catalysts used in the purification of crude terephthalic acid Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US6058858A Circulating fluidized bed reactor with plural furnace outlets Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US7464669B2 Integrated fluidized bed ash cooler Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US6528192B2 Residual fuel dissipation for a fuel cell stack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US5080798A Monitoring oligomers in a polymer Physics 2 Expired
US4804501A Process for preparation of anthraquinones and fluorenones Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired

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