Inventor · Champaign, IL, US

Nancy R. Sottos

36Patents
8h-index
58Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 29, 1995 → Jan 10, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6518330B2 Multifunctional autonomically healing composite material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US7569625B2 Self-healing elastomer system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Active
US6858659B2 Multifunctional autonomically healing composite material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US7612152B2 Self-healing polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Active
US8383697B2 Systems for self-healing composite materials Human Necessities 16 Active
US7566747B2 Wax particles for protection of activators, and multifunctional autonomically healing composite materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US5834105A Corn-based structural composites Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US8679621B2 Materials and methods for autonomous restoration of electrical conductivity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US9415575B2 Self-healing laminate system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8236914B2 Self-assessing mechanochromic materials Physics 7 Active
US8846404B2 System for visual indication of mechanical damage Physics 6 Active
US10508204B2 Self-healing coating Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Active
US8920879B2 Self-healing materials with microfluidic networks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US9108364B2 Solvent-promoted self-healing materials Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US9951221B2 Thermally degradable polymeric fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10487446B2 Frontal polymerization for fiber-reinforced composites Textiles; Paper 3 Active
US9943487B2 Polydopamine-coated capsules Human Necessities 3 Active
US8703285B2 Interfacial functionalization for self-healing composites Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9988746B2 Partially degradable fibers and microvascular materials formed from the fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8951639B2 Thermally robust capsule system, and composites including the capsules Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11155940B2 Partially degradable fibers and microvascular materials formed from the fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10920002B2 3D printing of thermoset polymers and composites Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US10174221B2 Autonomic damage indication in coatings Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US12297307B2 3D printing of thermoset polymers and composites Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US10081715B2 Branched interconnected microvascular network in polymers and composites using sacrificial polylactide films, sheets and plates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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