Alain Forestiere
71Patents
12h-index
97Co-inventors
87Inventor score
Filing activity: Nov 13, 1981 → Dec 11, 2007
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5292979A | Method for converting ethylene into light alpha olefins | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 68 | Expired |
| US6878837B2 | Process for producing alkyl esters from a vegetable or animal oil and an aliphatic monoalcohol | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 36 | Expired |
| US4596782A | Process for manufacturing catalysts containing copper, zinc and aluminum, useful for producing methanol from synthesis gas | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US6491809B1 | Synthetic oil with a high viscosity number and a low pour point | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 31 | Expired |
| US6203712A | Process for separation by settling in a plurality of distinct zones | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US5728912A | Butene-1 production by dimerization of ethylene comprising an improved spent catalyst removal section | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 22 | Expired |
| US6444866B1 | Sequence of processes for olefin oligomerization | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US4552861A | Process for manufacturing catalysts containing copper, zinc, aluminum and at least one metal from the group formed of rare earths and zirconium and the resultant catalysts for reactions involving a synthesis gas | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US5776320A | Process and apparatus for reactive distillation with a particular distribution of liquid and vapour phases | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US5853551A | Process for the separation of alpha-olefins by distillation of an effluent comprising ethylene and 1-butene | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US5449386A | Amine phosphates having a terminal cyclic imide | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US5256740A | Amino-substituted polymers and their use as additives for modifying the cold properties of middle hydrocarbon distillates | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5338518A | Distillation-reaction apparatus and its use for carrying out balanced reaction | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US6486362B1 | Process for producing oxygen-containing compounds containing at least one oxygen atom bonded to two distinct carbon atoms which are not bonded together and not including a multiple bond | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US5236663A | Reaction-distillation apparatus and its use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US5712213A | Rejuvenation process for a solid alkylation catalyst | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US6143936A | Process for producing an ether and an olefin from a hydrocarbon cut containing at least one tertiary olefin by synthesizing then decomposing an ether, comprising a first step for purifying the olefin by washing with water | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 8 | Expired |
| US5498318A | Reaction-distillation apparatus and its use | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US6149879A | Modular device that comprises a reaction zone and a separation zone | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 7 | Expired |
| US4675343A | Process of use of a catalyst for synthesizing saturated primary aliphatic alcohols | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US4847000A | Process for manufacturing synthesis gas or hydrogen by catalytic conversion of methanol in the liquid phase | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US5668293A | Catalyst and a benzene hydrogenation process using said catalyst | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Expired |
| US7344635B2 | Integral method for desulphurization of a hydrocarbon cracking or stream cracking effluent | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
| US8247539B2 | Process for preparing materials by grafting halogenated phosphorus-containing groups onto an inorganic surface | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
| US4777314A | New nickel composition soluble in hydrocarbons and use thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.