Inventor · Katy, TX, US

Ken Smith

27Patents
25h-index
24Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 22, 1999 → Aug 22, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6790425B1 Macroscopic ordered assembly of carbon nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 206 Expired
US6683783B1 Carbon fibers formed from single-wall carbon nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 203 Expired
US6692717B1 Catalytic growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes from metal particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 132 Expired
US6645455B2 Chemical derivatization of single-wall carbon nanotubes to facilitate solvation thereof; and use of derivatized nanotubes to form catalyst-containing seed materials for use in making carbon fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 128 Expired
US7108841B2 Method for forming a patterned array of single-wall carbon nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 107 Expired
US6761870B1 Gas-phase nucleation and growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes from high pressure CO Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 98 Expired
US6841139B2 Methods of chemically derivatizing single-wall carbon nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US7390477B2 Fullerene nanotube compositions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Active
US6875412B2 Chemically modifying single wall carbon nanotubes to facilitate dispersal in solvents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US6827918B2 Dispersions and solutions of fluorinated single-wall carbon nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Expired
US7510695B2 Method for forming a patterned array of fullerene nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Active
US7008563B2 Polymer-wrapped single wall carbon nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Expired
US6835366B1 Chemical derivatization of single-wall carbon nanotubes to facilitate solvation thereof, and use of derivatized nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Expired
US7632569B2 Array of fullerene nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Active
US7204970B2 Single-wall carbon nanotubes from high pressure CO Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US7354563B2 Method for purification of as-produced fullerene nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Active
US7390767B2 Method for producing a catalyst support and compositions thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Active
US7655302B2 Continuous fiber of fullerene nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US7150864B1 Ropes comprised of single-walled and double-walled carbon nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US7201887B2 Catalytic growth of single-and double-wall carbon nanotubes from metal particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Expired
US7264876B2 Polymer-wrapped single wall carbon nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US7419624B1 Methods for producing composites of fullerene nanotubes and compositions thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US7527780B2 Functionalized single-wall carbon nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US7419651B2 Method for producing self-assembled objects comprising fullerene nanotubes and compositions thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US7780939B2 Sidewall derivatized carbon nanotubes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Active

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