Inventor · Grand Island, NY, US

Henry Edward Howard

79Patents
17h-index
35Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 27, 1992 → Apr 8, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6477859B2 Integrated heat exchanger system for producing carbon dioxide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 91 Expired
US5927103A Carbon dioxide production system with integral vent gas condenser Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US6035662A Method and apparatus for enhancing carbon dioxide recovery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US6210467A Carbon dioxide cleaning system with improved recovery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US7871457B2 Carbon dioxide production method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Active
US6694763B2 Method for operating a transcritical refrigeration system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Expired
US6438994B1 Method for providing refrigeration using a turboexpander cycle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 25 Expired
US5758515A Cryogenic air separation with warm turbine recycle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US5802873A Cryogenic rectification system with dual feed air turboexpansion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6557361B1 Method for operating a cascade refrigeration system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US6070431A Distillation system for producing carbon dioxide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5313800A Process for maximizing the recovery of argon from an air separation system at high argon recovery rates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5469710A Cryogenic rectification system with enhanced argon recovery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US8020408B2 Separation method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US6595009B1 Method for providing refrigeration using two circuits with differing multicomponent refrigerants Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US7231784B2 Method for producing liquefied natural gas Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US7666251B2 Carbon dioxide purification method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US5233838A Auxiliary column cryogenic rectification system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6881354B2 Multicomponent refrigerant fluids for low and cryogenic temperatures Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US5628207A Cryogenic Rectification system for producing lower purity gaseous oxygen and high purity oxygen Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US5305611A Cryogenic rectification system with thermally integrated argon column Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5228296A Cryogenic rectification system with argon heat pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5431023A Process for the recovery of oxygen from a cryogenic air separation system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US9038413B2 Separation method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US7228714B2 Natural gas liquefaction system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired

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