Inventor · McLeansboro, IL, US

Richard E. Tobey

22Patents
3h-index
16Co-inventors
60Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 28, 1994 → Mar 21, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8017384B2 Modular membrane supported bioreactor for conversion of syngas components to liquid products Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Active
US8058058B2 Submerged membrane supported bioreactor for conversion of syngas components to liquid products Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Active
US8936927B2 Processes for starting up deep tank anaerobic fermentation reactors for making oxygenated organic compound from carbon monoxide and hydrogen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9181565B2 Sulfur management for processes and control systems for the efficient anaerobic conversion of hydrogen and carbon oxides to alcohols Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US5502235A Solventless process for making 2,6 difluorobenzonitrile Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US8212093B2 Olefin production from syngas by an integrated biological conversion process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9469860B2 Method for production of n-butanol from syngas using syntrophic co-cultures of anaerobic microorganisms Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9528130B2 Processes and control systems for high efficiency anaerobic conversion of hydrogen and carbon oxides to alcohols Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8895274B2 Processes for the conversion of biomass to oxygenated organic compound, apparatus therefor and compositions produced thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8974759B2 Processes for selectively reducing the concentration of hydrogen cyanide in syngas Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8597934B2 Process for controlling sulfur in a fermentation syngas feed stream Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9034617B2 Processes for the anaerobic bioconverison of syngas to oxygenated organic compound with in situ protection from hydrogen cyanide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8771999B2 Low energy, high substrate efficiency, anaerobic, deep, bubble column fermentation processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9926196B2 Processes for the conversion of biomass to oxygenated organic compound, apparatus therefor and compositions produced thereby Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9976159B2 Methods for controlling acetoclastic microorganisms in acetogenic syngas fermentation processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10337036B2 Processes for starting up and operating deep tank anaerobic fermentation reactors for making oxygenated organic compound from carbon monoxide and hydrogen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9790522B2 Compositions and methods for the conversion of short-chained carboxylic acids to alcohols using clostridial enzymes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9676624B2 Processes for selectively reducing the concentration of hydrogen cyanide in syngas Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US10227615B2 Processes and control systems for high efficiency anaerobic conversion of hydrogren and carobon oxides to alcohols Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9212375B2 Method for producing C2 oxygenates by fermentation using high oxidation state sulfur Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9758800B2 Method for producing C4 oxygentates by fermentation using high oxidation state sulfur Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9598708B2 Processes for starting up and operating deep tank anaerobic fermentation reactors for making oxygenated organic compound from carbon monoxide and hydrogen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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