Inventor · Chino Hills, CA, US

Thomas Frederick Leininger

30Patents
9h-index
33Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 11, 1987 → Mar 24, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5401282A Partial oxidation process for producing a stream of hot purified gas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Expired
US4776705A Thermocouple for use in a hostile environment Physics 25 Expired
US5403366A Partial oxidation process for producing a stream of hot purified gas Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US5000580A Apparatus and method for measuring temperatures inside process vessels containing a hostile environment Physics 19 Expired
US6053632A Apparatus for measuring temperature inside reactors Physics 18 Expired
US6706199B2 Method for withdrawing and dewatering slag from a gasification system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5281243A Temperature monitoring burner means and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US8951314B2 Fuel feed system for a gasifier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US7846226B2 Apparatus for cooling and scrubbing a flow of syngas and method of assembling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9022723B2 System for drawing solid feed into and/or out of a solid feed pump Physics 8 Active
US8197564B2 Method and apparatus for cooling syngas within a gasifier system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8992641B2 Fuel feed system for a gasifier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US8052935B2 System and method for removing sulfur from gas stream Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9017435B2 Gasifier monitor and control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8834074B2 Back mixing device for pneumatic conveying systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9702372B2 System and method for continuous solids slurry depressurization Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US9290708B2 Gasification system and method for gasifying a fuel Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8985912B2 Back mixing device for pneumatic conveying systems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US8882400B2 Solids feeder discharge port Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 1 Active
US9637696B2 Solids supply system and method for supplying solids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9874142B2 Integrated pyrolysis and entrained flow gasification systems and methods for low rank fuels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US8920737B2 System for catalytic reaction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9410097B2 Methods and systems of producing a particulate free, cooled syngas product Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9803151B2 System and method for gasification Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US9604182B2 System for transporting solids with improved solids packing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Active

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