Inventor · Foster City, CA, US

Michael A. Richard

26Patents
8h-index
21Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 25, 1983 → May 11, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5424264A Process and catalyst for partially hydrogenating aromatics to produce cycloolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US7259129B2 Silver-containing catalysts, the manufacture of such silver-containing catalysts, and the use thereof Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US4588705A Method for preparing dual colloid compositions Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US4499204A Leached catalyst for ammonia synthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8871677B2 Multi-lobed porous ceramic body and process for making the same Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US8932979B2 Catalyst composition, a process for preparing the catalyst composition and a use of the catalyst composition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9339798B2 Catalyst for the epoxidation of oelfins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US4565831A Process for producing aromatic hydrocarbons from carbon monoxide and water Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US5414171A Process and washed catalyst for partially hydrogenating aromatics to produce cycloolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US4590177A Method for preparing dual colloid catalyst compositions Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US5334790A Process and catalyst for partially hydrogenating aromatics to produce cycloolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US9073035B2 Catalyst and catalyst carrier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US4740490A Dual colloid catalyst compositions Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US5928500A Removal of halogenated organic compounds from hydrocarbon streams Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US4513104A Process using iron-thallium catalysts in CO hydrogenation Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US4764499A Method for producing dual colloid catalyst composition Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Expired
US5241112A Preparation of trialkylacetic acids, particularly of pivalic acid, using solid acid catalysis Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US7547795B2 Silver-containing catalysts, the manufacture of such silver-containing catalysts, and the use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US5227521A Preparation of trialkylacetic acids, particularly of pivalic acid, using Lewis acid catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US4504600A Process for producing alcohols using iron-thallium catalysts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US8043575B2 Reactor system and process for the manufacture of ethylene oxide Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10618041B2 Multi-lobed porous ceramic body and process for making the same Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US9968923B2 Multi-lobed porous ceramic body and process for making the same Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8999887B2 Process for preparing an olefin oxide using a multi-lobed porous ceramic body Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US7835868B2 Process for selecting shaped particles for use in a packed bed Physics 0 Active

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