Inventor · Buffalo, NY, US

James R. Dray

20Patents
9h-index
23Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 19, 1990 → Jul 7, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5265429A Cryogenic air separation system for producing gaseous oxygen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US5069698A Xenon production system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5108476A Cryogenic air separation system with dual temperature feed turboexpansion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5148680A Cryogenic air separation system with dual product side condenser Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5019144A Cryogenic air separation system with hybrid argon column Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5098456A Cryogenic air separation system with dual feed air side condensers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US5546767A Cryogenic rectification system for producing dual purity oxygen Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US5114452A Cryogenic air separation system for producing elevated pressure product gas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US5303556A Single column cryogenic rectification system for producing nitrogen gas at elevated pressure and high purity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6378333B1 Cryogenic system for producing xenon employing a xenon concentrator column Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6272884A Rapid restart system for cryogenic air separation plant Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Expired
US5235816A Cryogenic rectification system for producing high purity oxygen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5802872A Cryogenic air separation with combined prepurifier and regenerators Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6327873A Cryogenic rectification system for producing ultra high purity oxygen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US10105637B2 Adsorbent regeneration method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10408536B2 System and method for recovery of neon and helium from an air separation unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US10295254B2 System and method for recovery of non-condensable gases such as neon, helium, xenon, and krypton from an air separation unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US6314757A Cryogenic rectification system for processing atmospheric fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US11293671B2 Refrigeration cycle for liquid oxygen densification Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active
US10808967B2 Refrigeration cycle for liquid oxygen densification Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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