James B. McClain
103Patents
23h-index
49Co-inventors
90Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 3, 1995 → Apr 29, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5866005A | Cleaning process using carbon dioxide as a solvent and employing molecularly engineered surfactants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 142 | Expired |
| US5944996A | Cleaning process using carbon dioxide as a solvent and employing molecularly engineered surfactants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 110 | Expired |
| US5858022A | Dry cleaning methods and compositions | Textiles; Paper | 96 | Expired |
| US5783082A | Cleaning process using carbon dioxide as a solvent and employing molecularly engineered surfactants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 83 | Expired |
| US6669785B2 | Methods and compositions for etch cleaning microelectronic substrates in carbon dioxide | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 65 | Expired |
| US6200352A | Dry cleaning methods and compositions | Textiles; Paper | 55 | Expired |
| US6905555B2 | Methods for transferring supercritical fluids in microelectronic and other industrial processes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Expired |
| US6562146B1 | Processes for cleaning and drying microelectronic structures using liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 50 | Expired |
| US6641678B2 | Methods for cleaning microelectronic structures with aqueous carbon dioxide systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Expired |
| US8900651B2 | Polymer films for medical device coating | Performing Operations; Transporting | 41 | Active |
| US6596093B2 | Methods for cleaning microelectronic structures with cyclical phase modulation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US6224774A | Method of entraining solid particulates in carbon dioxide fluids | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 39 | Expired |
| US6200393A | Carbon dioxide cleaning and separation systems | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 38 | Expired |
| US8834913B2 | Medical implants and methods of making medical implants | Human Necessities | 37 | Active |
| US8795762B2 | System and method for enhanced electrostatic deposition and surface coatings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Active |
| US6344243B1 | Surface treatment | Textiles; Paper | 34 | Expired |
| US6258766A | Dry cleaning methods and compositions | Textiles; Paper | 31 | Expired |
| US6030663A | Surface treatment | Textiles; Paper | 30 | Expired |
| US6602351B2 | Methods for the control of contaminants following carbon dioxide cleaning of microelectronic structures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US9433516B2 | Stents having controlled elution | Human Necessities | 27 | Active |
| US9775729B2 | Stents having controlled elution | Human Necessities | 26 | Active |
| US6176895A | Polymers for metal extractions in carbon dioxide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US6623355B2 | Methods, apparatus and slurries for chemical mechanical planarization | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Expired |
| US9486431B2 | Drug delivery medical device | Human Necessities | 22 | Active |
| US6010542A | Method of dyeing substrates in carbon dioxide | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.