Inventor · Columbus, OH, US

Richard G. Sinclair

31Patents
20h-index
25Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 28, 1975 → Feb 12, 2001

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5444113A End use applications of biodegradable polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 1,501 Expired
US5216050A Blends of polyactic acid Chemistry; Metallurgy 312 Expired
US4716964A Use of degradable ball sealers to seal casing perforations in well treatment fluid diversion Chemistry; Metallurgy 274 Expired
US5502158A Degradable polymer composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 269 Expired
US4387769A Method for reducing the permeability of subterranean formations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 229 Expired
US5834582A Degradable polymer composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 229 Expired
US6323307A Degradation control of environmentally degradable disposable materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 220 Expired
US4526695A Composition for reducing the permeability of subterranean formations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 172 Expired
US4045418A Copolymers of D,L-lactide and epsilon caprolactone Chemistry; Metallurgy 147 Expired
US4057537A Copolymers of L-(-)-lactide and epsilon caprolactone Chemistry; Metallurgy 136 Expired
US5180765A Biodegradable packaging thermoplastics from lactides Chemistry; Metallurgy 131 Expired
US5252642A Degradable impact modified polyactic acid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 96 Expired
US5760118A End use applications of biodegradable polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 72 Expired
US6740731B2 Degradation control of environmentally degradable disposable materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US5424346A Biodegradable replacement of crystal polystyrene Chemistry; Metallurgy 47 Expired
US4098980A Non-aqueous dispersion polymerization of conjugated diolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 40 Expired
US4698415A Method for the preparation of polyarylene sulfide with aqueous polyethylene glycol mixture Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Expired
US4385164A Block copolymer dispersion stabilizer and aqueous dispersion polymerization therewith Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US4961872A Calcium hypochlorite tablets Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US5319107A Method to produce cyclic esters Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US5274127A Lactide production from dehydration of aqueous lactic acid feed Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US4665136A Process for producing novel block alkylene polycarbonate copolymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US6025458A Degradable polydioxaneone-based materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US4800066A End of life indicator for automatic toilet cleaning devices Physics 14 Expired
US5332839A Catalytic production of lactide directly from lactic acid Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired

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