Inventor · Brookline, MA, US

James A. Burton

23Patents
12h-index
19Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 8, 1974 → Nov 5, 2008

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4626513A Method and apparatus for ligand detection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US4668126A Floating drilling rig apparatus and method Fixed Constructions 40 Expired
US3997197A Ball and socket pipe coupling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5129660A Seal assembly for a well housing hanger structure Fixed Constructions 23 Expired
US5110144A Casing hanger seal assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5098132A Length compensating joint Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 22 Expired
US4299253A Pulsation dampener Physics 20 Expired
US4186776A Pulsation dampener or surge absorber Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US4005881A Ring set ball coupling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US4478827A Renin inhibitors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5464820A Specific inhibitors of tissue kallikrein Human Necessities 14 Expired
US4305428A Surge absorber Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US4605195A Annular blowout preventer packing unit Fixed Constructions 12 Expired
US4269827A Process and composition for reducing blood pressure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US4554982A Apparatus for forming boreholes Fixed Constructions 9 Expired
US4835253A Specific inhibitors of tissue kallikrein Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US4455303A Renin inhibitors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4657263A Annular packing unit and insert Fixed Constructions 6 Expired
US4679800A Hawser chain seal assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US9376882B2 Self-energizing annular seal Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Active
US4558750A Method and apparatus for forming boreholes Fixed Constructions 3 Expired
US4570977A Mechanical connector apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US4360226A Roll-flex connector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Expired

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