Michael E. Ford
44Patents
17h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 10, 1977 → Sep 26, 2006
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4952220A | Membranes formed from unsaturated polyimides | Performing Operations; Transporting | 40 | Expired |
| US4316840A | Reforming linear polyamines | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 38 | Expired |
| US4578517A | Polyalkylene polyamines from alkanolamine and ammonia or amines using group IIIB metal acid phosphate catalysts | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 37 | Expired |
| US4066630A | End capped polyalkylene carbonates having improved thermal stability | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 30 | Expired |
| US4314083A | Preparation of linear polyalkylene polyamines | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 29 | Expired |
| US4394524A | Preparation of polyalkylene polyamines from ammonia, alkyleneamine, and alkanolamine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US4316841A | Reforming linear polyamines | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 27 | Expired |
| US4145525A | End capped polyalkylene carbonates | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US4463193A | Production of noncyclic polyalkylene polyamines | Human Necessities | 22 | Expired |
| US4560798A | Production of aminoethylethanolamine using rare earth metal or strontium hydrogen phosphates as catalysts | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US4605770A | Noncyclic polyalkylene polyamines by the reaction of an alkanolamine compound and an alkyleneamine compound in the presence of a Group IIA or Group IIIB metal acid phosphate catalyst | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US4503253A | Production of noncyclic polyalkyene polyamines | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 19 | Expired |
| US4617418A | Polyalkylene polyamines via vapor phase reaction | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 19 | Expired |
| US4303759A | Polyalkylenecarbonate compositions with improved thermal stability and method for making same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 18 | Expired |
| US4720588A | Polyalkylene polyamines via vapor phase reaction using inert gas | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 18 | Expired |
| US5591799A | Aqueous emulsion materials containing copolymerized vinyl amide monomers and hydrolysis products thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 18 | Expired |
| US5324792A | Process for making amidine-containing polymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US4362886A | Preparation of linear polyalkylene polyamines using metal catalyst | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US4918233A | Production of ethylenediamine from monoethanolamine and ammonia | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US4399308A | Lewis acid halide catalysts for preparation of polyamines | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 14 | Expired |
| US4142021A | Oxygen barrier laminate films including a polyalkylene carbonate adhesive | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US4766247A | Color reduction of polyamines by mild catalytic hydrogenation | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US4931182A | Membranes formed from unsaturated polyimides | Performing Operations; Transporting | 11 | Expired |
| US4104264A | End capped polyalkylene carbonates having improved thermal stablity | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US5491199A | One step production of low salt vinylamine polymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.