Inventor · Chicago, IL, US

Robert B. Larson

23Patents
5h-index
25Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: May 25, 2005 → May 24, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8134037B2 Xylene isomerization process and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US7456124B2 Rhenium-containing transalkylation catalysts and processes for making the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US7525008B2 Process for C8 alkylaromatic isomerization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7553998B2 Energy-efficient process for para-xylene production Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US7425660B2 Ethylbenzene conversion and xylene isomerization processes and catalysts therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US7414163B1 Iridium and germanium-containing catalysts and alkylaromatic transalkylation processes using such catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Active
US7297830B2 Process for isomerizing non-equilibrium xylene-containing feed streams Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US8273935B2 Selective aromatics isomerization process Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Active
US7566810B2 Xylene production processes employing rhenium-containing catalysts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US7381677B1 Ethylbenzene conversion and xylene isomerization processes and catalysts therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Expired
US7375047B1 Ethylbenzene conversion and xylene isomerization processes and catalysts therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US7423190B2 Synergistic rhenium and germanium-containing catalysts potentiated with tin and alkylaromatic transalkylation processes using such catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US7378365B2 Synergistic rhenium and germanium-containing catalysts potentiated with tin and alkylaromatic transalkylation processes using such catalysts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8247630B2 Process for C8 alkylaromatic isomerization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7456125B2 Ethylbenzene conversion and xylene isomerization processes and catalysts therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9365468B2 Methods and systems for reforming and transalkylating hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US7301064B1 Ethylbenzene conversion and xylene isomerization processes and catalysts therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US9365469B2 Process for transalkylating aromatic hydrocarbons Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7371914B1 Xylene isomerization with an added benzene Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US8022263B2 Selective aromatics isomerization process Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US7381674B1 Iridium and germanium-containing catalysis and alkylaromatic transalkylation processes using such catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US10239802B2 Processes and apparatuses for toluene methylation in an aromatics complex Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US7446237B2 Ethylbenzene conversion and xylene isomerization processes and catalysts therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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