Inventor · Chicago, IL, US

Robert A. DiChiara, Jr.

45Patents
15h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 29, 1994 → Dec 19, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5702761A Surface protection of porous ceramic bodies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 85 Expired
US7785544B2 Nonwoven composites and related products and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Active
US6946013B2 Ceramic exhaust filter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 60 Expired
US7572416B2 Nonwoven composites and related products and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US7550117B2 Nonwoven composites and related products and processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6419189B1 Hot ruddervator apparatus and method for an aerospacecraft Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US5928775A Surface protection of porous ceramic bodies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5980980A Method of repairing porous ceramic bodies and ceramic composition for same Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US6676077B1 High temperature resistant airfoil apparatus for a hypersonic space vehicle Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US6844091B2 Flexible insulation blanket having a ceramic matrix composite outer layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6479104B1 Cementitious ceramic surface having controllable reflectance and texture Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US6074699A Surface hardness of articles by reactive phosphate treatment Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US6699342B2 Method of producing a multi-layer ceramic fiber insulation tile Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6969546B2 Thermal insulation system employing oxide ceramic matrix composites Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6494979B1 Bonding of thermal tile insulation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6613255B2 Method of making a permeable ceramic tile insulation Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US6699555B2 Bonding of thermal tile insulation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6632540B2 Cementitious ceramic surface having controllable reflectance and texture Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US6844057B2 Method for secondarily bonding a ceramic matrix composite layer to a flexible insulation blanket and an insulation blanket produced thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6607851B2 Multi-layer ceramic fiber insulation tile Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US7510754B2 Flexible insulation blanket having a ceramic matrix composite outer layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US6866733B1 Method of forming a flexible insulation blanket having a ceramic matrix composite outer layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US9419333B1 Stacks having hermetic capping layers over porous ceramic matrix composite structures Electricity 6 Active
US6919103B2 Surface protection of porous ceramic bodies Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US6852271B1 Flexible insulation blanket having secondarily bonded ceramic matrix composite layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired

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