Inventor · Columbia, MD, US

Michael J. Elder

33Patents
18h-index
37Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 10, 1989 → Sep 10, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5387568A Preparation of metallocene catalysts for polymerization of olefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 184 Expired
US5155080A Process and catalyst for producing syndiotactic polyolefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 171 Expired
US5416228A Process and catalyst for producing isotactic polyolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 103 Expired
US5225500A Process and catalyst for producing syndiotactic polyolefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 100 Expired
US5663249A Catalyst and process for polymerization of olefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US5561092A Metallocene catalysts with lewis acids and aluminum alkyls Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Expired
US6635779B1 Metallocene compounds, process for their preparation and their use in catalytic systems for the polymerization of olefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US5395810A Method of making a homogeneous-heterogenous catalyst system for olefin polymerization Chemistry; Metallurgy 63 Expired
US6444833B1 Metallocene compounds, process for their preparation and their use in catalytic systems for the polymerization of olefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US5519100A Addition of aluminum alkyl for improved metallocene catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 47 Expired
US5763549A Cationic metallocene catalysts based on organoaluminum anions Chemistry; Metallurgy 45 Expired
US5614457A Catalyst system using aluminum alkyl with ion-pair metallocene catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 43 Expired
US5807939A Polymerization of alpha-olefins with cationic metallocene catalysts based on organoaluminum anions Chemistry; Metallurgy 32 Expired
US7452949B2 Organometallic transition metal compound, biscyclopentadienyl ligand system, catalyst system and preparation of polyolefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US5883202A Process for olefin polymerization using metallocene catalysts with Lewis acids and aluminum alkyls Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5242876A Homogeneous-heterogeneous catalyst system for polyolefins General 23 Revoked
US7141637B2 Metallocene compounds and process for the preparation of propylene polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US7238818B2 Heterocyclic metallocenes and polymerization catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US7544749B2 Polymerization catalysts, organic transition metal compounds, process for preparing polyolefins and polyolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US5688735A Method for controlling the melting points and molecular weights of syndiotactic polyolefins using metallocene catalyst systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6262199A Process and catalyst for producing isotactic polyolefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5710222A Method for controlling the melting points and molecular weights of syndiotactic polyolefins using metallocene catalyst systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US9045569B2 Process of making modified metallocene catalyst, catalyst produced and use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US7492946B2 System, method and computer program for an integrated digital workflow for processing a paper form Physics 8 Expired
US7504354B2 Organometallic transition metal compound, biscyclopentadienyl ligand system, catalyst system and process for preparing polyolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired

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