Donald Franklin Foust
46Patents
14h-index
51Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 29, 1986 → Apr 15, 2014
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7541671B2 | Organic electronic devices having external barrier layer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 86 | Expired |
| US7259391B2 | Vertical interconnect for organic electronic devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 77 | Expired |
| US4775449A | Treatment of a polyimide surface to improve the adhesion of metal deposited thereon | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 42 | Expired |
| US4810333A | Electroplating process | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US4873136A | Method for preparing polymer surfaces for subsequent plating thereon, and improved metal-plated plastic articles made therefrom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US7049757B2 | Series connected OLED structure and fabrication method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US4842946A | Method for treating a polyimide surface to improve the adhesion of metal deposited thereon, and articles produced thereby | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US5754002A | Antioxidant control of leachable mercury in fluorescent lamps | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US4959121A | Method for treating a polyimide surface for subsequent plating thereon | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US5198096A | Method of preparing polycarbonate surfaces for subsequent plating thereon and improved metal-plated plastic articles made therefrom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Expired |
| US5821682A | Method for incorporating anti-oxidants within a fluorescent lamp's base shell | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US5226545A | Extraction of mercury and mercury compounds from contaminated material and solutions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US5520901A | Method for the recovery of iodine from an environment | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Expired |
| US5141829A | Method of preparing a photo-mask for imaging three-dimensional objects | Electricity | 15 | Expired |
| US7534635B1 | Getter precursors for hermetically sealed packaging | Electricity | 14 | Active |
| US7145071B2 | Dye sensitized solar cell having finger electrodes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US5736813A | PH control of leachable mercury in fluorescent lamps | Electricity | 12 | Expired |
| US4999251A | Method for treating polyetherimide substrates and articles obtained therefrom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US7348738B2 | OLED area illumination source | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US5124192A | Plastic mold structure and method of making | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US5777434A | Complexing agent control of leachable mercury in fluorescent lamps | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US5391270A | Detection and measurement of heavy metals | Physics | 8 | Expired |
| US6908561B1 | Polymide-to-substrate adhesion promotion in HDI | Electricity | 8 | Expired |
| US4874635A | Method for removing residual precious metal catalyst from the surface of metal-plated plastics | Electricity | 7 | Expired |
| US7011983B2 | Large organic devices and methods of fabricating large organic devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.