Inventor · Kingsport, TN, US

David E. Mills

18Patents
7h-index
20Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 27, 1989 → Jun 2, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5340884A Polyamide concentrate useful for producing blends having improved flavor retaining property and clarity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 105 Expired
US5258233A Polyester/polyamide blend having improved flavor retaining property and clarity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
US5266413A Copolyester/polyamide blend having improved flavor retaining property and clarity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 58 Expired
US5910106A Method and apparatus for heating a surgical instrument Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US9032032B2 Data replication feedback for transport input/output Physics 21 Active
US5310857A Poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate)/aromatic ketone compositions having reduced fluorescence Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US5554720A Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid polymers containing aryl thioethers and having reduced fluorescene Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US5393862A Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid containing polymer compositions having reduced fluorescence Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US5391330A Process for preparing naphthalenedicarboxylic acid containing polymer blends having reduced fluorescence Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US5418318A Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid containing polymer/halogen compound compositions having reduced fluorescence Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US5391702A Process for preparing poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate) blends having reduced fluorescence Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US5391701A Poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate)/halogen compound compositions having reduced fluorescence Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US8839249B2 Customizing automated process management Physics 3 Active
US9192912B1 Ceramic nanotube composites with sustained drug release capability for implants, bone repair and regeneration Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US9247584B2 Heat-generating apparatus and method of generating smoke Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US4971860A Polyester sheet materials and molded articles and methods for the manufacture thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US10089699B1 Virtual auditing system and method Electricity 0 Active
US9892219B2 Using fracture mechanism maps to predict time-dependent crack growth behavior under dwell conditions Physics 0 Active

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