Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Michael Nicoletti

31Patents
7h-index
51Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 7, 1978 → Oct 5, 2010

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4547605A Catalyst for alkylation of aromatic hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 58 Expired
US8097216B2 Fluidizing a population of catalyst particles having a low catalyst fines content Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 39 Active
US4599475A Process for xylene isomerization using ZSM-23 zeolite Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6855858B2 Method of removing dimethyl ether from an olefin stream Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US6559248B2 Process of removing contaminants from an olefin stream using extractive distillation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US7214843B2 Treating oxygenate containing feedstreams in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US4159283A Isomerization process Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US6846966B2 Method and apparatus for treating oxygenate-containing feeds and their use in conversion of oxygenates to olefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7829030B2 Fluidizing a population of catalyst particles having a low catalyst fines content Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US7119241B2 Process for handling catalyst from an oxygenate to olefin reaction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US7479468B2 Integrating an air separation unit into an oxygenate-to-olefins reaction system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US7829750B2 Fluidizing a population of catalyst particles having a low catalyst fines content Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US7626067B2 Process for recovering and reusing water in an oxygenate-to-olefin process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US6899046B2 Shipping methanol for a methanol to olefin unit in non-methanol carriers Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US7060866B2 High pressure separation of dimethyl ether from an olefin stream Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US7074979B2 Processing a contaminated oxygenate-containing feed stream in an oxygenate to olefin reaction system Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Expired
US6844480B2 Method of separating dimethyl ether from an olefin stream Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US7396972B2 Methanol feed for producing olefin streams Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7048833B2 Method and apparatus for treating oxygenate-containing feeds and their use in conversion of oxygenates to olefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US7790941B2 Oxygenate-to-olefin conversions in a baffled reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8178741B2 Method and apparatus for regenerating catalyst during oxygenates to olefins reaction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7323147B2 Method and apparatus for treating oxygenate-containing feeds and their use in conversion of oxygenates to olefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7989669B2 Recycle of DME in an oxygenate-to-olefin reaction system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7816575B2 Removal of catalyst fines from a reaction system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7385100B2 Treating oxygenate containing feedstreams in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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