Inventor · Kingsport, TN, US

William Alston Haile

25Patents
14h-index
23Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 23, 1992 → Dec 30, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6495656B1 Copolyesters and fibrous materials formed therefrom Chemistry; Metallurgy 108 Expired
US6818293B1 Stabilized polyester fibers and films Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Expired
US6989193B2 Water-dispersible and multicomponent fibers from sulfopolyesters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US5268229A Spinneret orifices and filament cross-sections with stabilizing legs therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US6562938B2 Copolyesters and fibrous materials formed therefrom Chemistry; Metallurgy 49 Expired
US7902094B2 Water-dispersible and multicomponent fibers from sulfopolyesters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Active
US5723159A Spinnerets for making fibers capable of spontaneously transporting fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5496627A Composite fibrous filters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6497950B1 Polyesters having a controlled melting point and fibers formed therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US6231976A Copolyester binder fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6132868A Copolyester binder fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6582818B2 Polyesters having a controlled melting point and fibers formed therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5855798A Process for spontaneouly transporting a fluid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6139954A Polyesters containing neopentyl glycol and fibers formed therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US8444896B2 Water-dispersible and multicomponent fibers from sulfopolyesters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US8444895B2 Processes for making water-dispersible and multicomponent fibers from sulfopolyesters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US5733490A Process for helically crimping a fiber Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US8236713B2 Water-dispersible and multicomponent fibers from sulfopolyesters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8262958B2 Process of making woven articles comprising water-dispersible multicomponent fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8216953B2 Water-dispersible and multicomponent fibers from sulfopolyesters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8435908B2 Water-dispersible and multicomponent fibers from sulfopolyesters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8227362B2 Water-dispersible and multicomponent fibers from sulfopolyesters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8247335B2 Water-dispersible and multicomponent fibers from sulfopolyesters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8623247B2 Process of making water-dispersible multicomponent fibers from sulfopolyesters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US6197856A Copolymer binder fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired

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