Michael S. Driver
35Patents
11h-index
47Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 19, 1997 → Mar 22, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6339182B1 | Separation of olefins from paraffins using ionic liquid solutions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Expired |
| US6395948B1 | High viscosity polyalphaolefins prepared with ionic liquid catalyst | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 61 | Expired |
| US7531707B2 | Alkylation process using an alkyl halide promoted ionic liquid catalyst | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Active |
| US6623659B2 | Separation of olefins from paraffins using ionic liquid solutions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US6605206B1 | Process for increasing the yield of lubricating base oil from a Fischer-Tropsch plant | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US5817877A | Metal-catalyzed amination of organic sulfonates to organic amines | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US7572943B2 | Alkylation of oligomers to make superior lubricant or fuel blendstock | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 21 | Active |
| US7527775B2 | CO2 removal from gas using ionic liquid absorbents | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Active |
| US9238193B2 | Separations with ionic liquid solvents | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US6703535B2 | Process for upgrading fischer-tropsch syncrude using thermal cracking and oligomerization | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6849774B2 | Separation of dienes from olefins using ionic liquids | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
| US9205371B2 | Method for improving total energy demand in a post-combustion carbon capture process with ionic absorbent | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US7732651B2 | Method of making an alkylated aromoatic using acidic ionic liquid catalyst | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 10 | Active |
| US7956230B2 | Reduction of organic halide contamination in hydrocarbon products | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Active |
| US7259284B2 | Method for manufacturing high viscosity polyalphaolefins using ionic liquid catalysts | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US8105481B2 | Reduction of organic halide contamination in hydrocarbon products | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Active |
| US7538256B2 | Reduction of organic halides in alkylate gasoline | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Active |
| US8795515B2 | Catalytic dechlorination processes to upgrade feedstock containing chloride as fuels | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5 | Active |
| US8911539B2 | Process for the separation of carbon dioxide from flue gas | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8704018B2 | Extracted conjunct polymer naphtha | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 3 | Active |
| US9732016B2 | Separations with ionic liquid solvents | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US8969645B2 | Process for reducing chloride in hydrocarbon products using an ionic liquid catalyst | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Active |
| US10227274B2 | Separations with ionic liquid solvents | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US10435491B2 | Method for making polyalphaolefins using ionic liquid catalyzed oligomerization of olefins | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Active |
| US6380420B1 | Process for making fatty acid nitriles and fatty amines by cross-metathesis of normal alpha olefins | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.