John M. Forgac
19Patents
12h-index
24Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 14, 1980 → Feb 25, 2005
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4637464A | In situ retorting of oil shale with pulsed water purge | Fixed Constructions | 317 | Expired |
| US4457374A | Transient response process for detecting in situ retorting conditions | Fixed Constructions | 273 | Expired |
| US5059303A | Oil stabilization | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 228 | Expired |
| US4552214A | Pulsed in situ retorting in an array of oil shale retorts | Fixed Constructions | 227 | Expired |
| US4532991A | Pulsed retorting with continuous shale oil upgrading | Fixed Constructions | 30 | Expired |
| US5043058A | Quenching downstream of an external vapor catalyst separator | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US4436344A | In situ retorting of oil shale with pulsed combustion | Fixed Constructions | 18 | Expired |
| US4786368A | Static mixer retorting of oil shale | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US4597852A | Static mixer retorting of oil shale | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US7838056B2 | Using carbon dioxide regulators to extend the shelf life of a carbonated beverage | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Active |
| US4721560A | Static mixer retorting of oil shale | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US5262046A | In-line cyclone separator and method of solid/gas separation | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US5089235A | Catalytic cracking unit with external cyclone and oil quench system | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
| US5087427A | Catalytic cracking unit with internal gross cut separator and quench injector | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
| US4326944A | Rapid hydropyrolysis of carbonaceous solids | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US5626741A | Catalytic cracking with quenching | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 8 | Expired |
| US5279727A | Open-bottomed cyclone with solids separation tube and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US5929255A | Process for coproducing fumaric acid and maleic anhydride | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Expired |
| US6844418B2 | Waste plastic additive for asphalt | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.