James L. Skinner
53Patents
17h-index
37Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 10, 1976 → Jan 26, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4396394A | Method for producing a dried coal fuel having a reduced tendency to spontaneously ignite from a low rank coal | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 121 | Expired |
| US6768279B1 | Reprogrammable motor drive and control therefore | Electricity | 81 | Expired |
| US5736823A | Constant air flow control apparatus and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 76 | Expired |
| US5447414A | Constant air flow control apparatus and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 76 | Expired |
| US5457375A | Sensorless commutation controller for a poly-phase dynamoelectric machine | Electricity | 69 | Expired |
| US8508166B2 | Power factor correction with variable bus voltage | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 58 | Active |
| US5420492A | Method and apparatus of operating a dynamoelectric machine using DC bus current profile | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 57 | Expired |
| US5084074A | Method and apparatus for separating and recovering water and light aromatic hydrocarbons from a gaseous stream | Performing Operations; Transporting | 45 | Expired |
| US9553841B1 | Interactive content in a messaging platform | Electricity | 40 | Active |
| US7193388B1 | Offset PWM signals for multiphase motor | Electricity | 39 | Expired |
| US4683963A | Drilling cuttings treatment | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Expired |
| US8358098B2 | System and method for power factor correction | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Active |
| US4839022A | Method and apparatus for treating oil-water-solids sludges and refinery waste streams | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US4694901A | Apparatus for removal of wellbore particles | Fixed Constructions | 21 | Expired |
| US5936373A | Wide pole switched reluctance machine and method of its control | Electricity | 18 | Expired |
| US4881473A | Method and apparatus for treating oil-water-solids sludges and refinery waste streams | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US5877568A | Rotor position sensing system | Electricity | 17 | Expired |
| US10205697B2 | Interactive content in a messaging platform | Electricity | 16 | Active |
| US4913245A | Wellbore drilling cuttings treatment | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Expired |
| US9088232B2 | Power factor correction with variable bus voltage | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US4396395A | Method and apparatus for contacting particulate coal and a deactivating fluid | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 14 | Expired |
| US7312970B2 | Low cost surge protection | Physics | 12 | Expired |
| US4118309A | Separation and recovery of heat carriers in an oil shale retorting process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US9564846B2 | Power factor correction with variable bus voltage | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US9749283B2 | Interactive content in a messaging platform | Electricity | 11 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.