Inventor · Bethlehem, PA, US

Thomas Stephen Farris

14Patents
12h-index
32Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 30, 1990 → Jan 26, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8535414B2 Recovering of xenon by adsorption process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Active
US8795411B2 Method for recovering high-value components from waste gas streams Chemistry; Metallurgy 46 Active
US7381244B2 Apparatus and process for air cleaning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US5098880A Modified carbon molecular sieves for gas separation Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US5086033A Use of helium and argon diluent gases in modification of carbon molecular sieves Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5164355A High capacity coconut shell char for carbon molecular sieves Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US5472677A Method for decomposing N.sub.2 O utilizing catalysts comprising calcined anionic clay minerals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7452407B2 Production of carbon monoxide-free hydrogen and helium from a high-purity source Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US7285154B2 Xenon recovery system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5135548A Oxygen selective desiccants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6302943A Optimum adsorbents for H2 recovery by pressure and vacuum swing absorption Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US6658894B2 Process and adsorbent for the recovery of krypton and xenon from a gas or liquid stream Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US6027549A Adjusted density carbon for hydrogen PSA Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6261343A Use of activated carbon adsorbent in argon and/or oxygen controlling hydrogen PSA Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired

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