Inventor · Livermore, CA, US

William L. Bourcier

28Patents
5h-index
48Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 19, 2005 → Aug 16, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7632406B2 Smart membranes for nitrate removal, water purification, and selective ion transportation Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Active
US8869477B2 Formed building materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US8945279B2 Polymer-encapsulated carbon capture liquids that tolerate precipitation of solids for increased capacity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US7828883B2 Carbon ion pump for removal of carbon dioxide from combustion gas and other gas mixtures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8691175B2 Calcium sulfate and CO2 sequestration Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8834605B2 Separation of a target substance from a fluid or mixture using encapsulated sorbents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7981268B2 Deionization and desalination using electrostatic ion pumping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8361195B2 Slurried solid media for simultaneous water purification and carbon dioxide removal from gas mixtures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US10183251B2 Microcapsule fabric for absorption and release Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9416619B2 Cementing a wellbore using cementing material encapsulated in a shell Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8696882B2 Nanoengineered field induced charge separation membranes and methods of manufacture thereof Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US10538990B2 Using colloidal silica as a zonal isolation material and fast path blocker in geological formations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9593552B2 Cementing a wellbore using cementing material encapsulated in a shell Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8920622B2 Increasing ion sorption and desorption rates of conductive electrodes Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US9879175B2 Encapsulated proppants Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US9403128B2 Nanoengineered field induced charge separation membranes manufacture thereof Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US8460532B2 Deionization and desalination using electrostatic ion pumping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US10029206B2 Separation of a target substance from a fluid or mixture using encapsulated sorbents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9862880B2 Encapsulated proppants Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US11148114B2 Composite 3D-printed reactors for gas absorption, purification, and reaction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10300430B2 Composite 3D-printed reactors for gas absorption, purification, and reaction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9909052B2 Using colloidal silica as isolator, diverter and blocking agent for subsurface geological applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US12428702B2 Systems and methods for the enhancement of midstream-liquid resources for direct metal extraction Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11117091B2 Separation of a target substance from a fluid or mixture using encapsulated sorbents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11305226B2 Composite 3D-printed reactors for gas absorption, purification, and reaction Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active

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