Sidney C. Chao
16Patents
13h-index
8Co-inventors
63Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 10, 1992 → Jul 7, 2000
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5316591A | Cleaning by cavitation in liquefied gas | Electricity | 136 | Expired |
| US5456759A | Method using megasonic energy in liquefied gases | Electricity | 128 | Expired |
| US5339844A | Low cost equipment for cleaning using liquefiable gases | Electricity | 118 | Expired |
| US5467492A | Dry-cleaning of garments using liquid carbon dioxide under agitation as cleaning medium | Textiles; Paper | 105 | Expired |
| US5370740A | Chemical decomposition by sonication in liquid carbon dioxide | Performing Operations; Transporting | 73 | Expired |
| US5651276A | Dry-cleaning of garments using gas-jet agitation | Textiles; Paper | 52 | Expired |
| US5858107A | Liquid carbon dioxide cleaning using jet edge sonic whistles at low temperature | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 52 | Expired |
| US5822818A | Solvent resupply method for use with a carbon dioxide cleaning system | Textiles; Paper | 38 | Expired |
| US5996155A | Process for cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilizing materials using the combination of dense phase gas and ultraviolet radiation | Human Necessities | 30 | Expired |
| US5925192A | Dry-cleaning of garments using gas-jet agitation | Textiles; Paper | 25 | Expired |
| US5784905A | Liquid carbon dioxide cleaning system employing a static dissipating fluid | Textiles; Paper | 25 | Expired |
| US6346126B1 | Acoustic-energy-assisted removal of soil from fabric in a gaseous environment | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US5482211A | Supercritical fluid cleaning apparatus without pressure vessel | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US6264753A | Liquid carbon dioxide cleaning using agitation enhancements at low temperature | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US6117190A | Removing soil from fabric using an ionized flow of pressurized gas | Textiles; Paper | 8 | Expired |
| US6569210B1 | Gas jet removal of particulated soil from fabric | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.