Inventor · Lebanon, NJ, US

Stephen H. Brown

128Patents
25h-index
206Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 10, 1986 → Oct 9, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5973193A Ethyl acetate synthesis from ethylene and acetic acid using solid acid catalysts Chemistry; Metallurgy 92 Expired
US7972498B2 Resid processing for steam cracker feed and catalytic cracking Chemistry; Metallurgy 87 Active
US6504072B1 Selective para-xylene production by toluene methylation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Expired
US6423879B1 Selective para-xylene production by toluene methylation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 74 Expired
US6372949B1 Single stage process for converting oxygenates to gasoline and distillate in the presence of undimensional ten member ring zeolite Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Expired
US6936744B1 Alkylaromatics production Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US6048816A Catalyst and process for converting methanol to hydrocarbons Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US6632971B2 Process for converting natural gas to higher value products using a methanol refinery remote from the natural gas source Chemistry; Metallurgy 45 Expired
US6506954B1 Process for producing chemicals from oxygenate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US6046372A Process for producing light olefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US6656347B2 Structurally enhanced cracking catalysts Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Expired
US7563358B2 Process for the production of benzene, toluene, and xylenes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US8940950B2 Method and apparatus for obtaining aromatics from diverse feedstock Chemistry; Metallurgy 36 Active
US10047299B2 Fuel production from FCC products Chemistry; Metallurgy 34 Active
US6538167B1 Process for producing light olefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US5300126A Process for improving olefin etherification catalyst life Chemistry; Metallurgy 33 Expired
US6187982A Process for converting dienes and oxygenates to para-xylene and light olefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6156949A Selective pseudocumene production by xylene methylation Chemistry; Metallurgy 31 Expired
US8742192B2 Oligomerisation of olefins with zeolite catalyst Performing Operations; Transporting 30 Active
US5444168A Process for the production of symmetrical ethers from secondary alcohols Chemistry; Metallurgy 29 Expired
US6765120B2 Selective production of meta-diisopropylbenzene Chemistry; Metallurgy 29 Expired
US5520799A Distillate upgrading process Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Expired
US9102884B2 Hydroprocessed product Chemistry; Metallurgy 27 Active
US6613951B1 Process for converting methanol to olefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US8741129B2 Use of low boiling point aromatic solvent in hydroprocessing heavy hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Active

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