Inventor · League City, TX, US

James H. Zink

39Patents
8h-index
27Co-inventors
67Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 3, 2007 → Jun 12, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7608744B1 Ethanol production from acetic acid utilizing a cobalt catalyst Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 191 Active
US7863489B2 Direct and selective production of ethanol from acetic acid utilizing a platinum/tin catalyst Performing Operations; Transporting 165 Active
US8071821B2 Direct and selective production of ethanol from acetic acid utilizing a platinum/ tin catalyst Performing Operations; Transporting 71 Active
US7820852B2 Direct and selective production of ethyl acetate from acetic acid utilizing a bimetal supported catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 35 Active
US7994368B2 Direct and selective production of acetaldehyde from acetic acid utilizing a supported metal catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 27 Active
US7816565B2 Direct and selective production of acetaldehyde from acetic acid utilizing a supported metal catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Active
US8471075B2 Processes for making ethanol from acetic acid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8501652B2 Catalysts for making ethanol from acetic acid Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US8669400B2 Direct and selective production of ethanol from acetic acid utilizing a platinum/ tin catalyst Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active
US7855303B2 Integrated process for the production of vinyl acetate from acetic acid via ethylene Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8680321B2 Processes for making ethanol from acetic acid using bimetallic catalysts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8487143B2 Ethanol production from acetic acid utilizing a cobalt catalyst Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8178715B2 Integrated process for the production of vinyl acetate from acetic acid via acetaldehyde Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8450535B2 Ethanol production from acetic acid utilizing a cobalt catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US8071806B2 Integrated process for the production of vinyl acetate from acetic acid via ethylene Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8853122B2 Ethanol production from acetic acid utilizing a cobalt catalyst Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8309757B2 Integrated process for the production of vinyl acetate from acetic acid via ethylene Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8227644B2 Direct and selective production of acetaldehyde from acetic acid utilizing a supported metal catalyst Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8802904B2 Processes for making ethanol from acetic acid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8338650B2 Palladium catalysts for making ethanol from acetic acid Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US7820853B2 Integrated process for the production of vinyl acetate from acetic acid via ethyl acetate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8680317B2 Processes for making ethyl acetate from acetic acid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8932372B2 Integrated process for producing alcohols from a mixed acid feed Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8704013B2 Integrated process for producing ethanol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8889923B2 Synthesis of ethanol from biomass Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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