Inventor · Vancouver, BC, CA

Timothy D. Durance

24Patents
10h-index
25Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 19, 1987 → Nov 18, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5972397A Method for preparing dried, uncooked potato slices Human Necessities 48 Expired
US5962057A Process for drying mango and pineapples Human Necessities 22 Expired
US4966851A Process for isolation of lysozyme and avidin from egg white Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6312745A Process for dehydration of berries Human Necessities 16 Expired
US5956865A Process for drying herbs Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US6128831A Process for drying medicinal plants Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US5676989A Production of chips Human Necessities 14 Expired
US9958203B2 Microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials Human Necessities 11 Active
US10178873B2 Apparatus and method for microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Active
US5672370A Method of producing a dried krill product Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US10844366B2 Apparatus and method for dehydrating biological materials with freezing and microwaving Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Active
US9267734B2 Microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US8877469B2 Method of drying biological material Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US8722749B2 Method for producing hydrocolloid foams Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US10023857B2 Apparatus and method for dehydrating biological materials with freezing and microwaving Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US10578359B2 Microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US10139161B2 Microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials Human Necessities 2 Active
US10139160B2 Microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials Human Necessities 2 Active
US9316437B2 Microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials Human Necessities 2 Active
US8718113B2 Apparatus and method for dehydrating biological materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US11278635B2 Method and apparatus for pasteurizing and dehydrating cannabis Human Necessities 1 Active
US9273901B2 Microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US11547131B2 Method of making dried food products Human Necessities 0 Active
US11717772B2 Condensate separator system for vacuum microwave dehydrators Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

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