Mark O. Scates
106Patents
17h-index
63Co-inventors
89Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 5, 1983 → Apr 30, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6657078B2 | Low energy carbonylation process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 240 | Expired |
| US6143930A | Removal of permanganate reducing compounds and alkyl iodides from a carbonylation process stream | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 195 | Expired |
| US6627770B1 | Method and apparatus for sequesting entrained and volatile catalyst species in a carbonylation process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 162 | Expired |
| US5599976A | Recovery of acetic acid from dilute aqueous streams formed during a carbonylation process | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 160 | Expired |
| US7208624B2 | Process for producing acetic acid | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 152 | Expired |
| US7115772B2 | Integrated process for producing carbonylation acetic acid, acetic anhydride, or coproduction of each from a methyl acetate by-product stream | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 131 | Expired |
| US7223886B2 | Removal of permanganate reducing compounds from methanol carbonylation process stream | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 74 | Expired |
| US7906680B2 | Integrated process for producing carbonylation acetic acid, acetic anhydride, or coproduction of each from a methyl acetate by-product stream | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 36 | Active |
| US7855306B2 | Process for the production of acetic acid | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 32 | Active |
| US5371286A | Removal of carbonyl impurities from a carbonylation process stream | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US4894477A | Process for regenerating a carbonylation catalyst solution to remove corrosion metals and carbonylation of methanol to acetic acid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US5300685A | Removal of halide impurities from organic liquids | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Expired |
| US7223883B2 | Removal of permanganate reducing compounds from methanol carbonylation process stream | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 25 | Expired |
| US6303813A | Rhodium/inorganic iodide catalyst system for methanol carbonylation process with improved impurity profile | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 24 | Expired |
| US5783731A | Removal of carbonyl impurities from a carbonylation process stream | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US5206434A | Purification process for methyl acetate | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US5466874A | Polymeric carbonylation catalyst system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US8889904B2 | Processes for producing acetic acid | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Active |
| US4507495A | Process for production of ethyl acrylate | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US6323364A | Rhodium/inorganic iodide catalyst system for methanol carbonylation process with improved impurity profile | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
| US8076507B2 | Removal of permanganate reducing compounds from methanol carbonylation process stream | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Active |
| US8168822B2 | Acetic acid production by way of carbonylation with enhanced reaction and flashing | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Active |
| US5155265A | Purification of acetic acid with ozone followed by treatment with activated carbon and/or an ion-exchange resin | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US5202481A | Purification of acetic acid produced by the low water carbonylation of methanol by treatment with ozone | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 8 | Expired |
| US4814493A | Process for production of alkyl acrylates | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.