Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

KiOR, LLC

71Patents
70Active
71Granted
54Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 4, 2007 → Dec 27, 2013 · 30 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8288600B2 Methods for co-processing of biomass and petroleum feed Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Active
US8057641B2 Method and apparatus for pyrolysis of a biomass Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Active
US8022260B2 Process for the conversion of biomass to liquid fuels and specialty chemicals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Active
US8207385B2 Fluid catalytic cracking of oxygenated compounds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Active
US8063258B2 Catalytic hydropyrolysis of organophillic biomass Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US8168840B2 Biomass pretreatment process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US8003835B2 Biomass conversion process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US8236173B2 Biomass pretreatment for fast pyrolysis to liquids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Active
US8500910B2 Modification of biomass for efficient conversion to fuels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8288599B2 Co-processing solid biomass in a conventional petroleum refining process unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8524960B2 Fluid catalytic cracking of oxygenated compounds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8083900B2 Removal of water from bio-oil Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Active
US8628589B2 Renewable heating oil Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8377152B2 Production of renewable bio-distillate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8454712B2 Production of renewable bio-distillate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US8506658B2 Production of renewable bio-distillate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9062264B2 Production of renewable bio-gasoline Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US7901568B2 Process for converting carbon-based energy carrier material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8669405B2 Stable bio-oil Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8323456B2 Removal of bound water from bio-oil Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8523496B2 Biomass feed system/process Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US8137632B2 Biomass conversion process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9303213B2 Process for producing renewable biofuel from a pyrolyzed biomass containing bio-oil stream Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8557193B2 Method and apparatus for pyrolysis of a biomass Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8853484B2 Production of renewable biofuels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.