Inventor · Center Valley, PA, US

Michael E. Ford

44Patents
17h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 10, 1977 → Sep 26, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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

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