Inventor · Humble, TX, US

Donald H. Powers

22Patents
13h-index
7Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 22, 1980 → Mar 31, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6743961B2 Olefin production utilizing whole crude oil Chemistry; Metallurgy 95 Expired
US7019187B2 Olefin production utilizing whole crude oil and mild catalytic cracking Chemistry; Metallurgy 78 Expired
US7550642B2 Olefin production utilizing whole crude oil/condensate feedstock with enhanced distillate production Chemistry; Metallurgy 66 Active
US6979757B2 Olefin production utilizing whole crude oil and mild controlled cavitation assisted cracking Chemistry; Metallurgy 61 Expired
US7404889B1 Hydrocarbon thermal cracking using atmospheric distillation Chemistry; Metallurgy 52 Active
US5648585A Process for isomerizing linear olefins to isoolefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US7374664B2 Olefin production utilizing whole crude oil feedstock Chemistry; Metallurgy 47 Active
US7858834B2 Olefin production utilizing a feed containing condensate and crude oil Chemistry; Metallurgy 44 Active
US7396449B2 Olefin production utilizing condensate feedstock Chemistry; Metallurgy 42 Active
US4434541A Electromagnetic shielding Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US4507359A Electromagnetic shielding Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6323384A Process for isomerizing linear olefins to isoolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US6111160A Process for isomerizing linear olefins to isoolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US5674606A Electrically conductive flame retardant materials and methods of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US4769280A Electromagnetic shielding Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6872862B2 Propylene production Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US7074976B2 Propylene production Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US7041862B2 Thermal cracking of Diels-Alder adducts Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US6768038B2 Alpha olefin production Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US6888038B2 Enhanced production of light olefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US7572366B2 Method for processing natural gasoline Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8721872B2 Processing of acid containing hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

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