Joseph M. McGrath
26Patents
15h-index
36Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 17, 1976 → Oct 5, 2007
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4025159A | Cellular retroreflective sheeting | Physics | 387 | Expired |
| US6172810A | Retroreflective articles having polymer multilayer reflective coatings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 108 | Expired |
| US5508105A | Thermal print receptive and frangible retrorefelective polymeric sheetings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Expired |
| US6503564B1 | Method of coating microstructured substrates with polymeric layer(s), allowing preservation of surface feature profile | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US6243201A | Retroreflective articles having polymer multilayer reflective coatings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US6656319B1 | Fluid-activatable adhesive articles and methods | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US6350034B1 | Retroreflective articles having polymer multilayer reflective coatings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US7140741B2 | Color shifting retroreflector and method of making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Expired |
| US4248748A | Heat-activated adhesive | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US6365262B1 | Pavement marking articles having enhanced retroreflectivity under dry or wet conditions and method for making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US6479132B2 | Pavement marking articles having enhanced retroreflectivity under dry or wet conditions and method for making same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| US5605311A | Upper torso support for a workstation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US6815043B2 | Microstructured substrates with profile-preserving polymeric coatings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US6132883A | Transparent powder coating compositions for protecting surfaces | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US6224219A | Method for making retroreflective articles having polymer multilayer reflective coatings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US5670005A | Method for manufacturing improved data display retroreflective sheeting | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US6475316B1 | Methods of enhancing adhesion | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 13 | Expired |
| US7288309B2 | Microstructured substrates with profile-preserving organometallic coatings | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6458048B1 | Baseball and softball practice device | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US5810301A | Upper torso support for a workstation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US6288189A | Polyolefin microspheres | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US5897738A | Process for manufacturing a sign | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US4105036A | Portable sauna | Human Necessities | 5 | Expired |
| US6135900A | Baseball and softball practice device | Human Necessities | 3 | Expired |
| US5983532A | Snowshoe foot clamp | Human Necessities | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.