Inventor · Rolling Meadows, IL, US

Robert J. Schmidt

65Patents
17h-index
65Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 4, 1971 → Mar 24, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4795545A Process for pretreatment of light hydrocarbons to remove sulfur, water, and oxygen-containing compounds Chemistry; Metallurgy 56 Expired
US6281405A Alkylation process using membrane for recovery of halides Chemistry; Metallurgy 35 Expired
US5831139A Production of aliphatic gasoline Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US5705712A Integrated process for producing diisopropyl ether, an isopropyl tertiary alkyl ether and isopropyl alcohol Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US4783575A Isomerization with cyclic hydrocarbon conversion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US4886928A Hydrocarbon dehydrogenation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US4804803A Isomerization with once-through hydrogen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US4834866A Process for converting normal and cyclic paraffins Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US5026951A Process for paraffin isomerization with liquid phase adsorptive product separation Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US4642406A High severity process for xylene production employing a transalkylation zone for xylene isomerization Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US4783568A Xylene producing process having staged catalytic conversion of ethylbenzene Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US5017541A Catalyst for the isomerization of alkanes Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US5498810A Selective isoparaffin synthesis from naphtha Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US8133952B2 Poly (vinyl alcohol)—based formaldehyde-free curable aqueous composition Textiles; Paper 19 Active
US4339617A Hydration of olefins in the presence of a corrosion inhibitor Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US4036661A Asphalt mineral aggregate compositions containing silanes as adhesion promoters Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US4697039A Xylene producing process having staged catalytic conversion of ethylbenzene Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US7268267B2 Alkylation process using UZM-8 zeolite Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US7652181B1 Alkylation reactor design with effluent recycle and impure benzene regeneration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US6894201B1 Process and apparatus for the removal of nitrogen compounds from a fluid stream Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US4469903A Process for the production of isopropyl alcohol Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US5026950A Hydrotreatment-isomerization without hydrogen recycle Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US5004859A Catalyst for the isomerization of alkanes Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US4038096A Bituminous emulsion-mineral aggregate compositions containing silanes as adhesion promoters Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US7744828B2 Process and apparatus for the removal of nitrogen compounds from a fluid stream Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active

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