Inventor · Titusville, NJ, US

Darrell D. Whitehurst

61Patents
17h-index
22Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 19, 1971 → Jun 1, 2000

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4969522A Polymer-coated support and its use as sand pack in enhanced oil recovery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Expired
US4046668A Double solvent extraction of organic constituents from tar sands Chemistry; Metallurgy 59 Expired
US4659454A Hydrocracking of heavy feeds plus light fractions with dispersed dual function catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 55 Expired
US4952749A Removal of diamondoid compounds from hydrocarbonaceous fractions Chemistry; Metallurgy 53 Expired
US4354922A Processing of heavy hydrocarbon oils Chemistry; Metallurgy 43 Expired
US4982049A Purification of hydrocarbonaceous fractions Chemistry; Metallurgy 33 Expired
US4098727A Insoluble polymers having functional groups containing chemically bonded Group VIII metal Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US6551501B1 Combined process for improved hydrotreating of diesel fuels Chemistry; Metallurgy 30 Expired
US4145486A Insoluble weak base exchange resin-metal compound complex Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4323698A Resin-metal compound complex for catalyzing chemical reactions Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US3980583A Complexed metals bonded to inorganic oxides Chemistry; Metallurgy 25 Expired
US4072720A Production of alcohol Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US4952747A Removal of diamondoid compounds from hydrocarbonaceous fractions Chemistry; Metallurgy 22 Expired
US4111856A Insoluble resin-metal compound complex prepared by contacting weak base ion exchange resin with solution of metal-ligand Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US4334977A Method for the generation of recycle solvents in coal liquefaction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US4908341A Method for reactivating spent catalyst by contact with one or more aromatic compounds Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US3954883A Catalytic polystep reactions Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US4127475A Process for the isolation of chemicals from processed coals Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US5401393A Reactive adsorbent and method for removing mercury from hydrocarbon fluids Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Expired
US4487972A Production of oxygenated compounds Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US4133646A Phenolic recycle solvent in two-stage coal liquefaction process Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US4447310A Production of distillates by the integration of supercritical extraction and gasification through methanol to gasoline Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4892646A Method for treating dewaxing catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US4329221A Upgrading of hydrocarbon feedstock Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US4136021A Sorbent for heavy metals Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired

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