Inventor · Des Plaines, IL, US

Manuela Serban

49Patents
5h-index
54Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 29, 1998 → Mar 7, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6218326A Supported molten-metal catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US7749377B2 Methods of denitrogenating diesel fuel Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Active
US9145522B2 Enhanced aromatics production by low pressure end point reduction and selective hydrogenation and hydrodealkylation Performing Operations; Transporting 8 Active
US8679321B2 Process for increasing benzene and toluene production Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Active
US8518240B2 Adsorbing polynuclear aromatics from a reforming process at reaction temperatures Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Active
US9079817B2 Initial hydrotreating of naphthenes with subsequent high temperature reforming Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US9024097B2 Integrated hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactor in a catalytic reforming process configuration for improved aromatics production Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US9029618B2 Integrated hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactor in a platforming process Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US9266091B2 Reforming catalysts with tuned acidity for maximum aromatics yield Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US7935324B2 Integrated warm gas desulfurization and gas shift for cleanup of gaseous streams Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US11939283B1 Process for the hydrogenation of olefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8608950B2 Process for removing metals from resid Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8912110B2 Catalyst for conversion of hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8709236B2 Process for removing nitrogen from fuel streams with caprolactamium ionic liquids Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8882994B2 Counter-current catalyst flow with split feed and two reactor train processing Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8679320B2 Process for increasing benzene and toluene production Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8062509B2 Process, system and facility for desorbing Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US9035118B2 Integrated hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactor in a platforming process Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8926828B2 Process for increasing benzene and toluene production Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8926829B2 Process for increasing benzene and toluene production Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US9199893B2 Process for xylenes production Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8608949B2 Process for removing metals from vacuum gas oil Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US7759282B2 Catalyst for removal of sulfer from a gaseous stream Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8127938B2 Apparatus and process for treating a hydrocarbon stream Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US9024098B2 Initial hydrotreating of naphthenes with subsequent high temperature reforming Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active

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