Inventor · St. Albans, WV, US

Kenneth L. Hoy

43Patents
23h-index
30Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 22, 1975 → Apr 9, 1999

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5306350A Methods for cleaning apparatus using compressed fluids Performing Operations; Transporting 173 Expired
US4923720A Supercritical fluids as diluents in liquid spray application of coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 145 Expired
US4426485A Polymers with hydrophobe bunches Chemistry; Metallurgy 101 Expired
US5106650A Electrostatic liquid spray application of coating with supercritical fluids as diluents and spraying from an orifice Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US5171613A Apparatus and methods for application of coatings with supercritical fluids as diluents by spraying from an orifice Performing Operations; Transporting 71 Expired
US5027742A Supercritical fluids as diluents in liquid spray application of coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US5403089A Method and apparatus for metering and mixing non-compressible and compressible fluids Performing Operations; Transporting 60 Expired
US4209605A Process for producing shaped polyurethane hydrogel articles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US5214925A Use of liquified compressed gases as a refrigerant to suppress cavitation and compressibility when pumping liquified compressed gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US4496708A Water-soluble polyurethane comb polymer production Chemistry; Metallurgy 55 Expired
US5211342A Electrostatic liquid spray application of coatings with supercritical fluids as diluents and spraying from an orifice Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US5057342A Methods and apparatus for obtaining a feathered spray when spraying liquids by airless techniques Performing Operations; Transporting 50 Expired
US5098194A Semi-continuous method and apparatus for forming a heated and pressurized mixture of fluids in a predetermined proportion Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US5304001A Method and apparatus for metering and mixing non-compressible and compressible fluids Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Expired
US5108799A Liquid spray application of coatings with supercritical fluids as diluents and spraying from an orifice Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US5141156A Methods and apparatus for obtaining a feathered spray when spraying liquids by airless techniques Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US4130523A High solids latexes Chemistry; Metallurgy 34 Expired
US4981882A Method for enhancing encapsulation efficiency in coating particles in aqueous dispersions Chemistry; Metallurgy 32 Expired
US5681473A Membrane separation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4638029A Ceramic composition and process for use thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US4814382A Solvent borne high solids coating compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 25 Expired
US4677168A Water borne high solids coating compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US5207954A Method of making coreactable powdered coatings Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US4195167A Gradient polymers of two or more cyclic, organic, ring-opening, addition polymerizable monomers and methods for making same Chemistry; Metallurgy 22 Expired
US5115015A High solids coating compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired

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