Thierry Gauthier
56Patents
9h-index
68Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 4, 1991 → Mar 22, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6296812A | Stripping and separating apparatus and its use in fluidised bed catalytic cracking | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 45 | Expired |
| US7479217B2 | Series of hydroconversion and steam reforming processes to optimize hydrogen production on production fields | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 40 | Active |
| US5186836A | Co-current cyclone separator and its applications | Performing Operations; Transporting | 29 | Expired |
| US8771549B2 | Chemical looping combustion method and plant with independent solid circulation control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Active |
| US5129930A | Co-current cyclone mixer-separator and its applications | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US5686049A | Heat exchange apparatus for solid particles for double regeneration in catalytic cracking | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 19 | Expired |
| US7008527B2 | Process for catalytic cracking two integrated cracking zones of different degrees of severity followed by a cooling zone | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Expired |
| US7172733B2 | Device for injection of hydrocarbons into a fluidized chamber | Performing Operations; Transporting | 13 | Expired |
| US7540951B2 | Integrated scheme of processes for extracting and treating an extra-heavy or bituminous crude | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Active |
| US5302775A | Process and apparatus for the entrained bed catalytic conversion of a charge containing an oxygen compound | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US5264645A | Process and apparatus for the catalytic conversion of a charge containing an oxygen compound comprising the quenching and simultaneous separation of the products formed and the catalyst | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US11168264B2 | Three dimensional structured packing for improving the contact between a gas phase and a dispersed solid phase following in counter-current | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Active |
| US6641715B1 | Method and device for catalytic cracking comprising reactors with descending and ascending flows | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US6113777A | Direct turn separator for particles in a gaseous mixture and its use for fluidized bed thermal or catalytic cracking | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Expired |
| US8916128B2 | Integrated oxidation, reduction and gasification method for chemical looping syngas and energy production | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 6 | Active |
| US5498326A | Process for and apparatus for catalytic cracking in two successive reaction zones | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Expired |
| US6099720A | Method and device for descending catalytic cracking by injecting feedstock at an adequate angle on a conditioned catalyst | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 6 | Expired |
| US8491781B2 | Reaction zone comprising two risers in parallel and a common gas-solid separation zone, for the production of propylene | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Active |
| US7060232B2 | Polyfunctional sub-assembly for contact, material distribution and heat and/or material exchange of at least one gas phase and at least one liquid phase | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US7211706B2 | Process for recovering hydrogen in a gaseous hydrocarbon effluent using a membrane reactor | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Expired |
| US5324696A | Process and heat exchange apparatus for solid particles for double regeneration in catalytic cracking | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Expired |
| US5586998A | Co-current cyclone separation extractor | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Expired |
| US9855588B2 | Method for sorting spent catalyst as a function of the metals of the catalyst | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US5773379A | Thermal regulation process for a solid in a heat exchanger using cylindrical tube surfaces | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US11479725B2 | Biomass injection into fluid bed catalytic pyrolysis reactor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.