William E. Winter
48Patents
16h-index
48Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 14, 1976 → Oct 18, 2002
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5300212A | Hydroconversion process with slurry hydrotreating | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 60 | Expired |
| US4239654A | Hydrocarbon cracking catalyst and process utilizing the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Expired |
| US4289606A | Hydrocarbon cracking with mixture of zeolites Y and ZSM-5 | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 50 | Expired |
| US4062762A | Process for desulfurizing and blending naphtha | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 38 | Expired |
| US4952306A | Slurry hydroprocessing process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 38 | Expired |
| US4259212A | Octane improvement cracking catalyst | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 38 | Expired |
| US4200520A | Catalytic cracking process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 28 | Expired |
| US5037532A | Slurry hydrotreating process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 28 | Expired |
| US4287048A | Cracking process with catalyst of combined zeolites | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Expired |
| US6231753A | Two stage deep naphtha desulfurization with reduced mercaptan formation | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 27 | Expired |
| US4464252A | Adsorbents for sulfur removal | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 24 | Expired |
| US4149965A | Method for starting-up a naphtha hydrorefining process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US4242237A | Hydrocarbon cracking catalyst and process utilizing the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US5051389A | Catalyst composition prepared by vapor depositing onto a carbon support | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US4308129A | Octane improvement cracking catalyst | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US5336395A | Liquefaction of coal with aqueous carbon monoxide pretreatment | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Expired |
| US4443329A | Crystalline silica zeolite-containing catalyst and hydrocarbon hydroprocesses utilizing the same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Expired |
| US5318695A | Fluid cracking process for producing low emissions fuels | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US4172812A | Catalytic cracking process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US5318692A | FCC for producing low emission fuels from high hydrogen and low nitrogen and aromatic feeds | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US6736962B1 | Catalytic stripping for mercaptan removal (ECB-0004) | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US4440626A | Catalytic reforming process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US4376039A | Hydrocarbon conversion catalysts and processes utilizing the same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 12 | Expired |
| US4339354A | Hydrocarbon conversion catalysts | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US4176049A | Catalytic cracking process | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 10 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.