James D. Ford
76Patents
24h-index
49Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 20, 1985 → Jan 28, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6367929B1 | Hydrogel with internal wetting agent | Physics | 335 | Expired |
| US7052131B2 | Biomedical devices containing internal wetting agents | Physics | 216 | Expired |
| US6943203B2 | Soft contact lenses | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 150 | Expired |
| US5944853A | Method for preparing halotriazine dye- and vinyl sulfone dye-monomer compounds | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 119 | Expired |
| US5681871A | Method for preparing ultraviolet radiation absorbing contact lenses | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 110 | Expired |
| US6551531B1 | Molds for making ophthalmic devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 106 | Expired |
| US7691916B2 | Biomedical devices containing internal wetting agents | Physics | 103 | Active |
| US7666921B2 | Biomedical devices containing internal wetting agents | Human Necessities | 92 | Expired |
| US9170349B2 | Medical devices having homogeneous charge density and methods for making same | Physics | 88 | Active |
| US9125808B2 | Ionic silicone hydrogels | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 87 | Active |
| US8937110B2 | Silicone hydrogels having a structure formed via controlled reaction kinetics | Physics | 85 | Active |
| US8937111B2 | Silicone hydrogels comprising desirable water content and oxygen permeability | Physics | 84 | Active |
| US9156934B2 | Silicone hydrogels comprising n-vinyl amides and hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates or (meth)acrylamides | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 80 | Active |
| US8450387B2 | Biomedical devices containing internal wetting agents | Human Necessities | 77 | Active |
| US9140825B2 | Ionic silicone hydrogels | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 76 | Active |
| US5417239A | Fuel transfer control apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 76 | Expired |
| US9244197B2 | Silicone hydrogels comprising desirable water content and oxygen permeability | Physics | 71 | Active |
| US9260544B2 | Ionic silicone hydrogels having improved hydrolytic stability | Physics | 65 | Active |
| US6531432B2 | Contact lens packaging solutions | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 59 | Expired |
| US8470906B2 | Ionic silicone hydrogels having improved hydrolytic stability | Physics | 56 | Active |
| US7649058B2 | Biomedical devices containing internal wetting agents | Physics | 46 | Active |
| US5484863A | Polymeric ophthalmic lens prepared from unsaturated polyoxyethylene monomers | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US5304584A | Soft, high oxygen permeability ophtalmic lens | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US5457140A | Method of forming shaped hydrogel articles including contact lenses using inert, displaceable diluents | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US5690953A | Polymeric ophthalmic lens with crosslinker containing saccharide residue | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 24 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.