Inventor · Westport, CT, US

Kevin O'Brien

15Patents
4h-index
32Co-inventors
60Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 15, 1975 → Sep 30, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD244991S Spray bottle General 131 Expired
US5080801A Mixed polymers for preventing scale caused by mineral processing water Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US8298439B2 Chemical binder for coating payload in open top hopper cars, trucks, piles, and similar storage/shipping containers Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Active
US10344353B2 Leach aid for metal recovery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US10427950B2 Recovery of mining processing product using boronic acid-containing polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8889096B2 Reducing aluminosilicate scale in the bayer process Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US9592456B2 Methods for enhancing production of aluminum hydroxide in an aluminum hydroxide production process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11208332B2 Recovery of mining processing product using boronic acid-containing polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10927280B2 Methods of and systems for controlling dust Physics 0 Active
US10927248B2 Sulfonated modifiers for froth flotation Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US11014097B2 Functionalized silicones for froth flotation Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10961382B2 Sulfonated modifiers for froth flotation Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US9868646B2 Compositions for enhancing production of aluminum hydroxide in an aluminum hydroxide production process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9446416B2 Composition and method for improvement in froth flotation Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10737281B2 Compositions and methods for reverse froth flotation of phosphate ores Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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