John Skelton
23Patents
15h-index
23Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 12, 1976 → Dec 31, 2002
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4297749A | Heart valve prosthesis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 934 | Expired |
| US4340091A | Elastomeric sheet materials for heart valve and other prosthetic implants | Textiles; Paper | 441 | Expired |
| US5004474A | Prosthetic anterior cruciate ligament design | Human Necessities | 118 | Expired |
| US5697969A | Vascular prosthesis and method of implanting | Textiles; Paper | 110 | Expired |
| US4192020A | Heart valve prosthesis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 68 | Expired |
| US4191218A | Fabrics for heart valve and vascular prostheses and methods of fabricating same | Textiles; Paper | 64 | Expired |
| US7005044B2 | Method of fabricating a belt and a belt used to make bulk tissue and towel, and nonwoven articles and fabrics | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Expired |
| US5501133A | Apparatus for making a braid structure | Textiles; Paper | 29 | Expired |
| US7166196B1 | Method for manufacturing resin-impregnated endless belt structures for papermaking machines and similar industrial applications and belt | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US5043207A | Thermally insulating continuous filaments materials | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US5359806A | Rechargeable termite barrier for buildings | Human Necessities | 18 | Expired |
| US5456836A | High-efficiency, self-supporting filter element made from fibers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US4909127A | Braiders | Textiles; Paper | 17 | Expired |
| US4681789A | Thermal insulator comprised of split and opened fibers and method for making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US5224288A | Pesticidal blanket | Human Necessities | 15 | Expired |
| US4241118A | Tennis balls and method of manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US4602892A | Sucker rod | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5357839A | Solid braid structure | Textiles; Paper | 11 | Expired |
| US5358758A | Structural member | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US5853493A | Cleaning of industrial fabrics using cryoblasting techniques | Textiles; Paper | 8 | Expired |
| US4497866A | Sucker rod | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US5290502A | Method of making a rigidized fiber filter element | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US4044955A | Recovery of aluminum from aluminum-glass cloth residues | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.