Inventor · Vanderbijlpark, ZA

Andre Peter Steynberg

37Patents
8h-index
62Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 25, 1994 → Nov 17, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8247462B2 Co-production of power and hydrocarbons Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Active
US6278034A Hydrogenation of hydrocarbons Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US6896707B2 Methods of adjusting the Wobbe Index of a fuel and compositions thereof Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 34 Expired
US5599849A Process for producing liquid and, optionally, gaseous products from gaseous reactants Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Expired
US5844006A Process for producing liquid and, optionally, gaseous products from gaseous reactants Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US10358604B2 Method for stopping and restarting a Fischer-Tropsch process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US6462098B1 Process for producing liquid and, optionally, gaseous products from gaseous reactants Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US6784212B2 Production of liquid hydrocarbon products Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US6974844B2 Process for starting up a Fischer-Tropsch reactor Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US6512017B1 Handling of a catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US8106102B2 Process for the preparation and conversion of synthesis gas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8128898B2 Removal of hydrogen cyanide from synthesis gas Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US6265452A Process for producing liquid and, optionally, gaseous products from gaseous reactants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7772291B2 Production of liquid and, optionally, gaseous hydrocarbons from gaseous reactants into an expanded slurry bed Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7432310B2 Process for synthesising hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US8013025B2 Method of operating a three-phase slurry reactor Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US6201031A Process for producing liquid and, optionally, gaseous products from gaseous reactants Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US7575730B2 Method of introducing or reintroducing a gas into a slurry vessel Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US8008359B2 Method of operating a fluid bed reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7612118B2 Method of quenching a slurry Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US6673846B2 Handling of a catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US9937476B2 Slurry phase apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9725385B2 Process for operating an integrated gas-to-liquids facility Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US6864293B2 Production of liquid and, optionally, gaseous products from gaseous reactants Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US7439274B2 Process for producing liquid, and, optionally, gaseous products from gaseous reactants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired

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