Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Dennis Hearn

40Patents
21h-index
11Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 20, 1982 → Jul 18, 2001

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6169218A Selective hydrogenation of highly unsaturated compounds in hydrocarbon streams Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 83 Expired
US5597476A Gasoline desulfurization process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US5877363A Process for concurrent selective hydrogenation of acetylenes and 1,2 butadine in hydrocarbon streams Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Expired
US5055627A Process for the preparation of cumene Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US5266546A Catalytic distillation machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 62 Expired
US4950834A Alkylation of organic aromatic compounds in a dual bed system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US5003124A Oligomerization process Performing Operations; Transporting 57 Expired
US5243115A Alkylation of organic aromatic compounds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US5476978A Process for the preparation of ethyl benzene Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US5961815A Hydroconversion process Chemistry; Metallurgy 51 Expired
US5595634A Process for selective hydrogenation of highly unsaturated compounds and isomerization of olefins in hydrocarbon streams Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US4447668A Process for producing high purity isoolefins and dimers thereof by dissociation of ethers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US5431890A Catalytic distillation structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US5684213A Method for the preparation of dialkyl ethers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US5510568A Process for the removal of mercaptans and hydrogen sulfide from hydrocarbon streams Chemistry; Metallurgy 35 Expired
US5779883A Hydrodesulfurization process utilizing a distillation column realtor Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US4950803A Etherification process Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Expired
US5773670A Hydrogenation of unsaturated cyclic compounds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5807477A Process for the treatment of light naphtha hydrocarbon streams Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5176883A Alkylation of organic aromatic compounds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5628880A Etherification--hydrogenation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5856602A Selective hydrogenation of aromatics contained in hydrocarbon streams Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5122236A Method for removal of dimethyl ether and methanol from C.sub.4 hydrocarbon streams Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US5523062A Catalytic distillation distribution structure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5190730A Reactor for exothermic reactions Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired

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