Thomas J. Devon
37Patents
16h-index
17Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 12, 1979 → Aug 31, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4960949A | Low pressure rhodium catalyzed hydroformylation of olefins | Performing Operations; Transporting | 38 | Expired |
| US4694109A | Chelate ligands for low pressure hydroformylation catalyst and process employing same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 35 | Expired |
| US5138101A | Recovery of high-boiling aldehydes from rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation processes | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 27 | Expired |
| US4742178A | Low pressure hydroformylation of dienes | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 26 | Expired |
| US4400547A | Hydroformylation process utilizing an unmodified rhodium catalyst and the stabilization and regeneration thereof | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
| US4755624A | Low pressure hydroformylation process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 24 | Expired |
| US4871878A | Low pressure rhodium catalyzed hydroformylation of olefins | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 22 | Expired |
| US4608239A | Removal of iron pentacarbonyl from gaseous streams containing carbon monoxide | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 22 | Expired |
| US4873213A | Low pressure rhodium catalyzed hydroformylation of olefins | Performing Operations; Transporting | 21 | Expired |
| US4760194A | Low pressure hydroformylation catalyst employing unique ligands and process using same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 19 | Expired |
| US4624582A | Multi-wire mineral insulated cable thermocouple reference junction | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US4196096A | Process for regeneration of rhodium hydroformylation catalysts | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US4774362A | Chelating ligands and catalysts and processes employing the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US4375394A | Electrolytic process for the preparation of ethylene glycol and glycerine | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US4904808A | Chelate ligands for low pressure hydroformylation catalyst and process employing same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US6693219B2 | Epoxide stabilization of fluorophosphite-metal catalyst system in a hydroformylation process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Expired |
| US4879416A | Preparation of bidentate ligands | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 13 | Expired |
| US5354894A | Process for the preparation of lithium diarylphosphides and alkylated derivatives thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 10 | Expired |
| US5026886A | Preparation of bidentate ligands | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 9 | Expired |
| US5332846A | Hydroformylation process using novel phosphine-rhodium catalyst system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US5004823A | Low pressure rhodium catalyzed hydroformylation of olefins | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US5288912A | Process for the preparation of lithium diarylphosphides and alkylated derivatives thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 8 | Expired |
| US4824977A | Chelating ligands and catalysts and processes employing the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US4851581A | Chelate ligands for low pressure hydroformylation catalyst and process employing same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 7 | Expired |
| US9056313B2 | Catalysts for the production of hydroxy ether hydrocarbons by vapor phase hydrogenolysis of cyclic acetals and ketals | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.