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Occidental Petroleum

104Patents
0Active
104Granted
43Portfolio score

Filing activity: Mar 2, 1973 → Feb 18, 2003

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4087130A Process for the gasification of coal in situ Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 287 Expired
US4005752A Method of igniting in situ oil shale retort with fuel rich flue gas Fixed Constructions 286 Expired
US3941421A Apparatus for obtaining uniform gas flow through an in situ oil shale retort Fixed Constructions 172 Expired
US4153514A Pyrolysis process for solid wastes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 170 Expired
US4014575A System for fuel and products of oil shale retort Fixed Constructions 130 Expired
US4064018A Internally circulating fast fluidized bed flash pyrolysis reactor Chemistry; Metallurgy 96 Expired
US4322222A Process for the gasification of carbonaceous materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Expired
US4102773A Pyrolysis with cyclone burner Chemistry; Metallurgy 70 Expired
US4085030A Pyrolysis of carbonaceous materials with solvent quench recovery Chemistry; Metallurgy 69 Expired
US4077847A Solid waste disposal system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Expired
US4145274A Pyrolysis with staged recovery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US4083751A Continuous feed pyrolysis chamber for decomposing solid waste Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US4225415A Recovering hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-containing vapors Chemistry; Metallurgy 55 Expired
US4147593A Flash pyrolysis of organic solid waste employing ash recycle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US4108732A Heating carbonaceous particulate material Performing Operations; Transporting 46 Expired
US4078973A Loop pyrolysis process for organic solid wastes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US4166786A Pyrolysis and hydrogenation process Chemistry; Metallurgy 38 Expired
US4357802A Geothermal energy production Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4065282A Method of recovery of glass from municipal waste Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US4137156A Separation of non-magnetic conductive metals Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US3994343A Process for in situ oil shale retorting with off gas recycling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US4146359A Method for reacting nongaseous material with a gaseous reactant Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US4162959A Production of hydrogenated hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US4334959A Mixing method and apparatus Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US4027917A Method for igniting the top surface of oil shale in an in situ retort Fixed Constructions 23 Expired

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