Inventor · Elyria, OH, US

Michael Lester Kerns

28Patents
11h-index
24Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 31, 1996 → Jun 6, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6845321B1 Method and system for providing narrative information to a traveler Physics 98 Expired
US5786441A Polymers, elastomeric compounds and products thereof, derived from novel amine compounds containing side-chain organolithium moieties Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US7647166B1 Method of providing narrative information to a traveler Physics 32 Active
US6479601B1 Transition metal catalysts for diene polymerizations Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US6871751B2 Rubber for baby bottle nipples, pacifiers, & syringe plungers Human Necessities 22 Expired
US6046288A Method of preparing a polymer using aliphatic solutions of aminoalkyllithium compounds Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US6372863B1 Synthesis of styrene-butadiene rubber Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US5736617A Polymers, elastomeric compounds, and products thereof, terminated with novel amine compounds containing side-chain organohalide reactive moieties Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US5935893A Aliphatic solutions of aminoalkyllithium compounds Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US6515087B2 Synthesis of elastomers having low hysteresis Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US6984687B2 Oil extended rubber and composition containing low PCA oil Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US6566478B1 Synthesis of high vinyl rubber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US10584236B2 Rubber composition containing specialized styrene/butadiene elastomer and precipitated silica reinforcement and tire with component Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Active
US6313216A Synthesis of styrene-isoprene rubber Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US6713565B2 Golf ball Human Necessities 9 Expired
US5916976A Polymers, elastomeric compounds, and products thereof, terminated with novel amine compounds containing side-chain organohalide reactive moieties Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US6977276B2 Oil extended rubber and composition containing low PCA oil Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US7153920B2 Synthesis of functionalized high vinyl rubber Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US6656867B2 Transition metal catalysts for diene polymerizations Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US7648575B2 Providing freezing and thawing resistance to cementitious compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US5912343A Tertiary amines containing side-chain organolithium structures and method for the preparation thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US7531584B2 Providing freezing and thawing resistance to cementitious compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US7928178B2 Rubber for baby bottle nipples, pacifiers, and syringe plungers Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US5852189A Tertiaryaminoalkyllithium initiators and the preparation thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US10435545B2 Triglyceride containing solution polymerization prepared styrene/butadiene elastomer and tire with component Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active

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