Inventor · Cherryville, NC, US

Robert James Letchford

21Patents
8h-index
7Co-inventors
60Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 5, 1996 → Mar 16, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6221991A Methacrylate and acrylate polymers and processes for making same Chemistry; Metallurgy 27 Expired
US6160054A Hetero-telechelic polymers and processes for making same Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US6184338A Anionic polymerization initiators containing tertiary amine functionality, their chain extended analogues, and processes for using the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US6703446B2 Hetero-telechelic polymers and processes for making same Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US6197891A Functionalized chain extended initiators for anionic polymerization Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US5919870A Functional telechelic star polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US6720391B2 Functionalized initiators for anionic polymerization, protected functionalized polymers, deprotected analogues thereof, and methods of making the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US6271330A Functionalized silicone polymers and processes for making the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US6107408A Processes for improving linking efficiencies in the synthesis of star polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US6020430A Functionalized diene and alkenylsubstituted aromatic silicone copolymers and processes for making the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US5900464A Processes for making methacrylate and acrylate polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US6031060A Functionalized silicone polymers and processes for making the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US6706821B1 Michael addition products of amine terminated polyolefins and polyfunctional acrylates Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US6121474A Amine anionic polymerization initiators and functionalized polymers derived therefrom Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US6344521B1 Protected functionalized diene and alkenyl substituted aromatic silicone triblock copolymers and processes for making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6153706A Protected multi-functionalized star polymers and processes for making the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US6812295B2 Functionalized initiators for anionic polymerization, protected functionalized polymers, deprotected analogues thereof, and methods of making the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6545103B2 Compositions providing improved functionalization of terminal anions and processes for improved functionalization of terminal anions Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6858679B2 Compositions providing improved functionalization of terminal anions and processes for improved functionalization of terminal anions Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US6699939B2 Hetero-telechelic polymers and processes for making same Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US6605564B1 Compositions providing improved functionalization of terminal anions and processes for improved functionalization of terminal anions Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired

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