Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Dane C. Grenoble

22Patents
9h-index
27Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 25, 1978 → Jun 9, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6190533A Integrated hydrotreating steam cracking process for the production of olefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 117 Expired
US6210561A Steam cracking of hydrotreated and hydrogenated hydrocarbon feeds Chemistry; Metallurgy 106 Expired
US4233139A Acid catalyzed hydrocarbon conversion processes utilizing a catalyst comprising a Group IVB, VB or VIB metal oxide on an inorganic refractory oxide support Chemistry; Metallurgy 42 Expired
US5215649A Method for upgrading steam cracker tars Chemistry; Metallurgy 34 Expired
US4269737A Method for preparing a group IVB, VB or VIB metal oxide on inorganic refractory oxide support catalyst and the product prepared by said method Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US5443715A Method for upgrading steam cracker tars Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US4244811A Catalytic cracking process with simultaneous production of a low BTU fuel gas and catalyst regeneration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US4419222A Hydrocarbon conversion processes using improved transition metal oxide catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US7718049B2 Method for processing hydrocarbon pyrolysis effluent Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Active
US4169883A Process for preparing ultra-stable, high surface area alpha-alumina Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US7102037B2 Selective decomposition of ethers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4422926A Separating basic asphaltenes using Bronsted acid transition metal oxide acid catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US4440872A Transition metal oxide acid catalysts Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US5444176A Process for recovering olefins from cat-cracked gas without accumulating undesirable oxides of nitrogen Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 4 Expired
US5045174A Process for the production of heartcut distillate resin precursors Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US4421637A Catalytic cracking process with simultaneous production of a low BTU fuel gas and catalyst regeneration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4415480A Transition metal oxide Bronsted acid catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US5710357A Process for recovering olefins from cat-cracked gas without accumulating undesirable oxides of nitrogen Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Expired
US4424114A Separating basic asphaltenes using transition metal oxide acid catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US9260670B2 Process for the selective hydrogenation and hydrodesulferization of a pyrolysis gasoline feedstock Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8092671B2 Method for processing hydrocarbon pyrolysis effluent Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US4415437A Hydrocarbon cracking using transition metal oxide Bronsted acid catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired

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