Inventor · Apt, FR

Alain Quignard

13Patents
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23Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 30, 1983 → Apr 28, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4498972A Hydrotreatment process for converting a heavy hydrocarbon fraction containing sulfur impurities and metal impurities to a lighter oil, in at least two steps Chemistry; Metallurgy 47 Expired
US6275775A Method for determining at least one physico-chemical property of a petroleum fraction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US9163180B2 Process for the conversion of carbon-based material by a hybrid route combining direct liquefaction and indirect liquefaction in the presence of hydrogen resulting from non-fossil resources Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8623102B2 Process for direct hydorliquefaction of biomass comprising two stages of ebullating bed hydroconversion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8916043B2 Coal conversion process and products, comprising two direct ebullated bed liquefaction stages and a fixed bed hydrocracking stage Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9074139B2 Process for coal conversion comprising at least one step of liquefaction for the manufacture of aromatics Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Active
US4533462A Process for the treatment of highly viscous heavy oils at the oil field to effect desalting and transportability thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US9243194B2 Process for hydroconversion of heavy carbon-containing feedstocks that integrate a boiling-bed technology and a slurry technology Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9896390B2 Methods of upgrading biooil to transportation grade hydrocarbon fuels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9644154B2 Optimized method for recycling bio-oils into hydrocarbon fuels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12049591B2 Bitumens comprising unconventional bitumen bases Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US8877993B2 Process for ebullated bed hydroconversion of feeds of bio-renewable origin for the production of fuel bases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12371627B2 Integrated method for processing pyrolysis oils of plastics and/or solid recovered fuels loaded with impurities Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

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