Inventor · Kingwood, TX, US

John D. Hottovy

85Patents
20h-index
69Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 17, 1979 → Sep 27, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6239235A High solids slurry polymerization Chemistry; Metallurgy 524 Expired
US5565175A Apparatus and method for producing ethylene polymer Performing Operations; Transporting 508 Expired
US6262191A Diluent slip stream to give catalyst wetting agent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 481 Expired
US5183866A Polymer recovery process Chemistry; Metallurgy 60 Expired
US6042790A Apparatus for maintaining unreacted monomer concentration in a polymerization reactor Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Expired
US6815511B2 Continuous withdrawal from high solids slurry polymerization Chemistry; Metallurgy 39 Expired
US5387659A Flash gas sampling for polymerization reactions Chemistry; Metallurgy 37 Expired
US7033545B2 Slurry polymerization reactor having large length/diameter ratio Chemistry; Metallurgy 35 Expired
US7615596B2 Multiple component feed methods and systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US4211863A Polymer slurry catalyst residue deactivation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US7014821B2 Pumping apparatus for slurry polymerization in loop reactors Chemistry; Metallurgy 31 Expired
US7524904B2 Process and apparatus for separating polymer solids, hydrocarbon fluids, and purge gas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US6051631A Process for treating fluid streams Chemistry; Metallurgy 25 Expired
US7109290B2 Polymer transfer within a polymerization system Performing Operations; Transporting 24 Expired
US7037980B2 Monovinylarene/conjugated diene copolymers having lower glass transition temperatures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US7015289B2 Process and apparatus for reducing take-off valve plugging in a polymerization process Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US8597582B2 Flashline heater system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Active
US4676870A Automatic control of a multiple-effect evaporator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US6114501A Diluent recycle process Chemistry; Metallurgy 21 Expired
US6743869B2 High polymer solids slurry polymerization employing 1-olefin comonomer Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US6806324B2 High solids slurry polymerization using heat exchange to condense the flashed diluent Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US7005485B2 Process for producing polyolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US8017701B2 Energy efficient polyolefin process Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Active
US7517947B2 Polymer transfer within a polymerization system Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US7645841B2 Method and system to reduce polymerization reactor fouling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired

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