Inventor · Menlo Park, CA, US

Timothy C. Merkel

28Patents
9h-index
12Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: May 8, 2009 → Jan 21, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8220248B2 Power generation process with partial recycle of carbon dioxide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 112 Active
US8220247B2 Power generation process with partial recycle of carbon dioxide Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Active
US8828121B1 Gas separation membranes based on perfluorinated polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US7964020B2 Gas separation process using membranes with permeate sweep to remove CO2 from combustion gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US8852319B2 Membrane loop process for separating carbon dioxide for use in gaseous form from flue gas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US8025715B2 Process for separating carbon dioxide from flue gas using parallel carbon dioxide capture and sweep-based membrane separation steps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US8034168B2 Combustion systems and power plants incorporating parallel carbon dioxide capture and sweep-based membrane separation units to remove carbon dioxide from combustion gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8246718B2 Process for separating carbon dioxide from flue gas using sweep-based membrane separation and absorption steps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8016923B2 Combustion systems, power plants, and flue gas treatment systems incorporating sweep-based membrane separation units to remove carbon dioxide from combustion gases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8177885B2 Gas separation process using membranes with permeate sweep to remove CO2 from gaseous fuel combustion exhaust Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US9782718B1 Integrated gas separation-turbine CO2 capture processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US9403120B2 Gas separation membranes based on perfluorinated polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9140186B2 Sweep-based membrane gas separation integrated with gas-fired power production and CO2 recovery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9433887B2 Membrane loop process for separating carbon dioxide for use in gaseous form from flue gas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8114192B2 Gas separation processes using membrane with permeate sweep to recover reaction feedstocks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9856769B2 Gas separation process using membranes with permeate sweep to remove CO2 from combustion exhaust Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9546785B1 Sweep-based membrane separation process for removing carbon dioxide from exhaust gases generated by multiple combustion sources Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9636632B2 Gas separation membranes based on fluorinated and perfluorinated polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9457313B2 Membrane technology for use in a power generation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10022677B2 Gas separation membranes based on perfluorinated polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9005335B2 Hybrid parallel / serial process for carbon dioxide capture from combustion exhaust gas using a sweep-based membrane separation step Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9643124B2 Gas separation membranes based on fluorinated and perfluorinated polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9975084B2 Fluid separation processes using membranes based on fluorinated and perfluorinated polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10464014B2 Integrated gas separation-turbine CO2 capture processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10245551B2 Membrane technology for use in a power generation process Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active

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