Inventor · Livermore, CA, US

Alan K. Burnham

12Patents
5h-index
33Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 22, 1991 → Feb 12, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8899331B2 Carbon sequestration in depleted oil shale deposits Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US8162043B2 In situ method and system for extraction of oil from shale Fixed Constructions 19 Active
US8362919B2 Sensor and transmitter system for communication in pipelines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US7921907B2 In situ method and system for extraction of oil from shale Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US7001106B2 Installation of service connections for sensors or transmitters in buried water pipes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US6518539B2 Method for producing damage resistant optics Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US5191940A Oil/gas separator for installation at burning wells Fixed Constructions 5 Expired
US8464792B2 Conduction convection reflux retorting process Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US9464513B2 System for providing uniform heating to subterranean formation for recovery of mineral deposits Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US9127541B2 Heater and method for recovering hydrocarbons from underground deposits Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US8584506B2 Physics-based signal processing algorithms for micromachined cantilever arrays Physics 0 Active
US10508523B2 Using liquefied petroleum gas in a hot circulating fluid heater for in-situ oil shale retorting Fixed Constructions 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.