Mark W. Smale
32Patents
11h-index
28Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 7, 1995 → Dec 4, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7351776B2 | Bulk polymerization process | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 62 | Expired |
| US5672669A | Spray dried, filled metallocene catalyst composition for use in polyolefin manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Expired |
| US5648310A | Spray dried, filled metallocene catalyst composition for use in polyolefin manufacture | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 44 | Expired |
| US5674795A | Spray dried, filled metallocene catalyst composition for use in polyolefin manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US8017695B2 | Method for producing functionalized cis-1,4-polydienes having high cis-1,4-linkage content and high functionality | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US9315589B2 | Processes for the removal of rubber from non-hevea plants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Active |
| US9562720B2 | Methods for desolventization of bagasse | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Active |
| US9637562B2 | Processes for recovering rubber from aged briquettes and aged briquettes containing plant matter from non-Hevea plants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Active |
| US9611334B2 | Processes for the removal of rubber from non-Hevea plants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 14 | Active |
| US9890262B2 | Processes for the removal of rubber from non-hevea plants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 13 | Active |
| US7879958B2 | Polyhydroxy compounds as polymerization quenching agents | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Active |
| US10132563B2 | Methods for the desolventization of bagasse | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Active |
| US10138304B2 | Methods for increasing the extractable rubber content of non-Hevea plant matter | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Active |
| US10316110B2 | Processes for recovering rubber from aged briquettes | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 8 | Active |
| US7572867B2 | Polymerization process for producing polydienes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US5744556A | Gas phase polymerization employing unsupported catalysts | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US7807763B2 | Method for bulk polymerization | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US7160833B2 | Spray-dried polymerization catalyst and polymerization process employing same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US6806221B2 | Method for preparing a spray-dried composition for use as a polymerization catalyst | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US10626194B2 | Processes for the removal of rubber from non-hevea plants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Active |
| US8981020B2 | Process for producing functionalized polymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Active |
| US11028188B2 | Processes for recovering rubber from aged briquettes | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Active |
| US8324329B2 | Process for producing functionalized polymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Active |
| US11396560B2 | Processes for the removal of rubber from non-hevea plants | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Active |
| US9303154B2 | Rubber compositions including a polymeric component having a multi-modal molecular weight distribution | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.