James M. Tour
113Patents
13h-index
175Co-inventors
89Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 12, 1990 → Oct 7, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8269501B2 | Methods for magnetic imaging of geological structures | Physics | 64 | Active |
| US6320200A | Sub-nanoscale electronic devices and processes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Expired |
| US6430511B1 | Molecular computer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 50 | Expired |
| US6259277A | Use of molecular electrostatic potential to process electronic signals | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US7572426B2 | Selective functionalization of carbon nanotubes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US7459137B2 | Process for functionalizing carbon nanotubes under solvent-free conditions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US7887774B2 | Methods for selective functionalization and separation of carbon nanotubes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Active |
| US5169929A | Lithium/HMPA-promoted synthesis of poly(phenylenes) | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 27 | Expired |
| US9096437B2 | Growth of graphene films from non-gaseous carbon sources | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 26 | Active |
| US7250147B2 | Process for derivatizing carbon nanotubes with diazonium species | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US5026894A | Compound for use in the synthesis of semiconducting polymers with perpendicularly arranged cores and method of synthesizing said compound | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 21 | Expired |
| US8703090B2 | Methods for preparation of graphene nanoribbons from carbon nanotubes and compositions, thin films and devices derived therefrom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Active |
| US9455094B2 | Graphene-carbon nanotube hybrid materials and use as electrodes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Active |
| US7892517B2 | Process for derivatizing carbon nanotubes with diazonium species and compositions thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| US5904852A | Process for purifying fullerenes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US8183180B2 | Graphene compositions and drilling fluids derived therefrom | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US7384815B2 | Process for attaching molecular wires and devices to carbon nanotubes and compositions thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 10 | Expired |
| US6756605B1 | Molecular scale electronic devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US5047380A | Ceramic materials, method of preparing the same and hydrogenation and oxidation processes using the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US6946336B2 | Method of making a nanoscale electronic device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US5662876A | Purification of fullerenes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US8395901B2 | Vertically-stacked electronic devices having conductive carbon films | Electricity | 7 | Active |
| US7015336B2 | Sub-nanoscale electronic devices and processes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US9776165B2 | Porous carbon materials for CO2 separation in natural gas | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Active |
| US5059695A | Silane compound for use in the synthesis of semiconducting polymers with perpendicular arranged cores | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.