Thomas Frederick Leininger
30Patents
9h-index
33Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 11, 1987 → Mar 24, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.