Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Scott E. Kufeld

83Patents
15h-index
52Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 12, 1993 → May 2, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6262191A Diluent slip stream to give catalyst wetting agent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 481 Expired
US8822608B1 Polyolefin production with different diluents in multiple polymerization reactors Performing Operations; Transporting 146 Active
US5648439A Process for producing polyolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 70 Expired
US6420497B1 Solids concentration in slurry polymerization Chemistry; Metallurgy 44 Expired
US7033545B2 Slurry polymerization reactor having large length/diameter ratio Chemistry; Metallurgy 35 Expired
US5624877A Process for producing polyolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 35 Expired
US6559247B2 Direct recycle fractionation method using a swing column Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6838531B2 Process and apparatus for separating diluent from polymer solids Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Expired
US8597582B2 Flashline heater system and method Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Active
US8017701B2 Energy efficient polyolefin process Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Active
US5411925A Organo-aluminoxy product and use Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US8883940B2 Pressure management for slurry polymerization Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US8987390B2 Chain transfer agent removal between polyolefin polymerization reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US9340627B1 Elbow and horizontal configurations in a loop reactor Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US6967230B2 Process for producing polyolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US8128877B2 Energy efficient polyolefin process Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Active
US9403921B2 Chain transfer agent removal between polyolefin polymerization reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Active
US9556288B2 Chain transfer agent removal between polyolefin polymerization reactors Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US9598514B2 Component separations in polymerization Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US8871886B1 Polymerization product pressures in olefin polymerization Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Active
US6005061A Organo-aluminoxy product and use Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US8303899B2 Energy efficient polyolefin process Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Active
US8569433B2 Energy efficient polyolefin process Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Active
US6953553B2 Process and apparatus for separating diluent from polymer solids Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US8921498B2 Pressure management for slurry polymerization Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Active

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