Inventor

Rainer Autenrieth

30Patents
12h-index
27Co-inventors
73Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 1, 1996 → May 22, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6231831A Hydrogen separating membrane, methanol reformation system equipped therewith, and operating method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US6096286A System for steam reformation of a hydrocarbon and operating method therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US6171992A Treatment process for a methanol reforming catalyst therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US6280701A Method for the treatment of a methanol reforming catalyst Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6268075A Process for the water vapor reforming of a hydrocarbon or a hydrocarbon derivative, reforming system operable thereby, and fuel cell operating process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US6447736B1 System for the water vapor reforming of a hydrocarbon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6294149A Process for operating a water vapor reforming system, a reforming system operable thereby and a fuel cell system operating process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6086839A System and process for the water vapor reforming of a hydrocarbon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5935277A Reforming reactor, particularly for the water vapor reforming of methanol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US5984986A Process for operating a system for the water vapor reforming of methanol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US7025941B1 Reactor system with electric heating means Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US6423435B1 Fuel cell system with an assigned hydrogen generating arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US6264856A Three-step reforming reactor especially for mobile fuel cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US5928614A Reforming reactor, particularly for the water vapor reforming of methanol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US6254848A Process for the production of hydrogen-rich gas Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Expired
US5772707A Process and apparatus for methanol reforming Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5989503A Process and apparatus for methanol reforming Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US6646413B2 Fuel cell system and method for operating the fuel cell system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US6074770A Process for operating a methanol reforming apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US7261750B1 Method for the autothermal reforming of a hydrocarbon Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5922291A Reforming reactor system and particle filter usable therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6972159B2 Fuel cell system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6432378B1 Process for operating a methanol reforming system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6355589B1 Method for pretreating a catalyst material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US6866091B2 Device for vaporizing and/or superheating a combustible Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired

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