Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Robert Lawrence Blackbourn

37Patents
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69Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 22, 1994 → Sep 23, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6277947A Process of producing polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) Chemistry; Metallurgy 25 Expired
US6734332B1 Process for enriching cis or trans-isomers in an olefin stream Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US5777180A Process for the production of bisphenols Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US6326456A Process of producing polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US9290821B2 Treating biomass to produce materials useful for biofuels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US5463136A Cumene hydroperoxide cleavage process Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Expired
US6969779B2 Method for removal of MW176 cyclic acetal formed during the production of 1,3-propanediol Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US6013845A Fixed bed reactor packing Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Expired
US6965056B1 Removal of salts in the manufacture of phenolic compound Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US5986145A Purification of 3-hydroxy-propanal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6448436B1 Integrated process for the production of 2, 6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US9624436B2 Methods and systems for processing biomass material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US6512080B2 Process of producing polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US5693132A Phenolic asphalt blends Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US8083932B2 Process for producing lower olefins from hydrocarbon feedstock utilizing partial vaporization and separately controlled sets of pyrolysis coils Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US8771502B2 Closed loop solvent extraction process for oil sands Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US10787606B2 Weighted acid compositions comprising amino acids Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US9212401B2 Treating biomass to produce materials useful for biofuels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9873665B2 Process for treating biomass to produce materials useful for biofuels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US6720461B2 Removal of salts in the manufacture of phenolic compound Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US10138218B2 Process for preparing furfural from biomass Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US10093639B2 Process for preparing furfural from biomass Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US7381787B2 Polytrimethylene terephthalate having a low level of acrolein and a process for producing the same Textiles; Paper 1 Expired
US9428816B2 Method of treating ethanol production byproducts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US6610819B2 Reduction of friability of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired

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