Paul Shu
79Patents
18h-index
27Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 22, 1982 → Jan 3, 2019
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5522460A | Water compatible chemical in situ and sand consolidation with furan resin | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 64 | Expired |
| US4606407A | Programmed gelation of polymers for oil reservoir permeability control | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 49 | Expired |
| US4428819A | Hydroisomerization of catalytically dewaxed lubricating oils | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 42 | Expired |
| US4716966A | Amino resin modified xanthan polymer gels for permeability profile control | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 37 | Expired |
| US4785028A | Gels for profile control in enhanced oil recovery under harsh conditions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US4776398A | Oil reservoir permeability control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
| US4804043A | Process for selective placement of polymer gels for profile control in thermal oil recovery | Fixed Constructions | 31 | Expired |
| US4917185A | Method to improve matrix acidizing in carbonates | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 28 | Expired |
| US4530757A | Process for upgrading heavy crude oils | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 28 | Expired |
| US7092248B2 | Detachable modular computer | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US4991652A | Oil reservoir permeability profile control with crosslinked welan gum biopolymers | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US4974677A | Profile control process for use under high temperature reservoir conditions | Fixed Constructions | 20 | Expired |
| US4940091A | Method for selectively plugging a zone having varying permeabilities with a temperature activated gel | Fixed Constructions | 20 | Expired |
| US4604188A | Thermal upgrading of residual oil to light product and heavy residual fuel | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 19 | Expired |
| US4834182A | Polymers for oil reservoir permeability control | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 18 | Expired |
| US4896723A | Cross-linked polyvinyl alcohols and oil reservoir permeability control therewith | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US4903767A | Selective gelation polymer for profile control in CO.sub.2 flooding | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 18 | Expired |
| US4899818A | Method to improve use of polymers for injectivity profile control in enhanced oil recovery | Fixed Constructions | 18 | Expired |
| US4834180A | Amino resins crosslinked polymer gels for permeability profile control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US4504377A | Production of stable low viscosity heating oil | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US5358565A | Steam injection profile control agent and process | Fixed Constructions | 17 | Expired |
| US4859717A | Cross-linked polyvinyl alcohols and oil reservoir permeability control therewith | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US4901795A | Method for imparting selectivity to otherwise nonselective polymer control gels | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Expired |
| US4903766A | Selective gel system for permeability profile control | Fixed Constructions | 16 | Expired |
| US5071890A | Composition for selective placement of polymer gels for profile control in thermal oil recovery | Fixed Constructions | 15 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.