Inventor · Écully, FR

Gerard Leger

17Patents
10h-index
31Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 27, 1979 → Feb 23, 1998

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5245106A Method of eliminating mercury or arsenic from a fluid in the presence of a mercury and/or arsenic recovery mass Chemistry; Metallurgy 66 Expired
US4347392A Process for the selective hydrogenation of a hydrocarbon fraction with 2 or 3 carbon atoms per molecule Chemistry; Metallurgy 53 Expired
US4532370A Process for synthesizing 1-butene by dimerization of ethylene Chemistry; Metallurgy 42 Expired
US4615998A Catalyst suitable for synthesizing 1-butene by dimerization of ethylene Chemistry; Metallurgy 36 Expired
US5880050A Process for the regeneration of catalyst containing sulphur Performing Operations; Transporting 20 Expired
US4283305A Catalyst composition and its use for oligomerizing olefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US6191332A Method and apparatus for dehydrogenating aliphatic hydrocarbons to olefinic hydrocarbons Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5436383A Process for the dehydrogenation of aliphatic hydrocarbons saturated into olefinic hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US5817901A Selective hydrogenation of hydrocarbon cuts containing monounsaturated and polyunsaturated hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US4362650A Catalyst and process for olefin oligomerization Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US4320243A Process for producing propene and/or butene oligomers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4387262A Process for oligomerizing olefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US5821397A Process for the hydrogenation of diolefins in aromatic-rich hydrocarbons using metallic catalysts impregnated with organic sulphur-containing compounds Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US5336829A Continuous process for the dehydrogenation of paraffinic to olefinic hydrocarbons Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6005156A Para-xylene separation process comprising pretreatment by selective hydrogenation and by activated clay Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US5059571A Catalytic composition and its use in oligomerizing monoolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US5095162A Catalytic composition and its use in oligomerizing monoolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired

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