Inventor · Allentown, PA, US

Swaminathan Sunder

25Patents
9h-index
24Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 19, 1984 → Dec 16, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4814111A Process for purification of phospholipids Human Necessities 42 Expired
US5122174A Boiling process and a heat exchanger for use in the process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US5901575A Stackable structured packing with controlled symmetry Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5876638A Structured packing element with bi-directional surface texture and a mass and heat transfer process using such packing element Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 17 Expired
US7604222B2 Divided wall exchange column Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US4990372A Method for producing wear resistant internal surfaces of structures Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US6119481A Horizontal structured packing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US4626342A Catalytic coal liquefaction process Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US6357728B1 Optimal corrugated structured packing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US6834515B2 Plate-fin exchangers with textured surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US7025339B2 Structured packing with increased capacity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5730000A Structured packing element and a mass and heat transfer process using such packing element Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6425574B1 Mixed-resistance structured packing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4539095A Aqueous alkali depolymerization of coal with a quinone Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5064728A Article with internal wear resistant surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7422197B2 Divided wall exchange column Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US5730209A Defrost and liquid distribution for plate-fin heat exchangers Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US7357378B2 Divided wall exchange column Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US6598861B2 Optimal corrugated structured packing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Expired
US7267329B2 Alternating conventional and high capacity packing within the same section of an exchange column Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6991222B2 Structured packing with increased capacity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4539094A Extraction of depolymerized carbonaceous material using supercritical ammonia Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6513795B2 Mixed-resistance structured packing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US6637240B1 Nitrogen generation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US9630123B2 Liquid distributor with a mixer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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