Inventor · Midland, MI, US

James D. McLean

13Patents
8h-index
22Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 16, 1971 → Jun 22, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7048228B2 Slotted aircraft wing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US6293497A Airplane with unswept slotted cruise wing airfoil Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US6886778B2 Efficient wing tip devices and methods for incorporating such devices into existing wing designs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US7048235B2 Slotted aircraft wing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US4315609A Target locating and missile guidance system Physics 29 Expired
US4343767A Chromatography apparatus with electrochemical detector having carbon-black containing working electrode Physics 26 Expired
US8413928B2 Structurally designed aerodynamic riblets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US5099685A Boundary layer control diffuser for a wind tunnel or the like Physics 12 Expired
US4440603E Apparatus and method for measuring dissolved halogens Physics 8 Expired
US8876052B2 Structurally designed aerodynamic riblets Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
USRE44313E1 Airplane with unswept slotted cruise wing airfoil General 2 Expired
US11007765B2 Edge delamination methods and systems Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9970913B2 Multi-component sensing coating for pressure and temperature measurements Physics 0 Active

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