Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Velocys, Inc.

131Patents
100Active
131Granted
56Portfolio score

Filing activity: Aug 15, 2002 → Mar 22, 2022 · 57 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7250074B2 Process for separating nitrogen from methane using microchannel process technology Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US6652627B1 Process for separating a fluid component from a fluid mixture using microchannel process technology Performing Operations; Transporting 72 Expired
US6989134B2 Microchannel apparatus, methods of making microchannel apparatus, and processes of conducting unit operations Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 65 Expired
US7507274B2 Separation process using microchannel technology Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Active
US7610775B2 Distillation process using microchannel technology Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US7220390B2 Microchannel with internal fin support for catalyst or sorption medium Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US7084180B2 Fischer-tropsch synthesis using microchannel technology and novel catalyst and microchannel reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US7305850B2 Distillation process using microchannel technology Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 54 Expired
US7000427B2 Process for cooling a product in a heat exchanger employing microchannels Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 53 Expired
US7014835B2 Multi-stream microchannel device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US9359271B2 Fischer-Tropsch process Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Active
US7029647B2 Process for producing hydrogen peroxide using microchannel technology Chemistry; Metallurgy 40 Expired
US6969505B2 Process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Expired
US7250151B2 Methods of conducting simultaneous endothermic and exothermic reactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US9006298B2 Fischer-Tropsch process Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Active
US7641865B2 Flow control through plural, parallel connecting channels to/from a manifold Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US7404936B2 Catalysts, in microchannel apparatus, and reactions using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US7294734B2 Process for converting a hydrocarbon to an oxygenate or a nitrile Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US8122909B2 Surface features in microprocess technology Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US6622519B1 Process for cooling a product in a heat exchanger employing microchannels for the flow of refrigerant and product Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US8252245B2 Partial boiling in mini and micro-channels Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 24 Expired
US9101890B2 Support for use in microchannel processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US7422910B2 Manifold designs, and flow control in multichannel microchannel devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7255845B2 Process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US7829602B2 Process and apparatus for converting natural gas to higher molecular weight hydrocarbons using microchannel process technology Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active

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