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Donn Michael Herron
Also filed as: HERRON DONN M · HERRON DONN MICHAEL
36 granted patents·5 pending applications·750 citations·filing 1983–2024
98Inventor score
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41 records- 0195US7501009B2Combined cryogenic distillation and PSA for argon productionAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 10, 2009·39 cites·25 claims
- 0294US9708188B1Method for argon production via cold pressure swing adsorptionAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 18, 2017·10 cites·26 claims
- 0392US8601833B2System to cold compress an air stream using natural gas refrigerationDEE DOUGLAS PAUL·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 10, 2013·29 cites·17 claims
- 0492US7712331B2System to increase capacity of LNG-based liquefier in air separation processAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2006·Granted May 11, 2010·22 cites·7 claims
- 0592US6240744B1Process for distillation of multicomponent fluid and production of an argon-enriched stream from a cryogenic air separation processAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 5, 2001·87 cites·30 claims
- 0689US5966967AEfficient process to produce oxygenAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 19, 1999·81 cites·44 claims
- 0788US5122174ABoiling process and a heat exchanger for use in the processAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1991·Granted Jun 16, 1992·65 cites·17 claims
- 0887US4504295ANitrogen rejection from natural gas integrated with NGL recoveryAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1983·Granted Mar 12, 1985·48 cites·14 claims
- 0986US6298688B1Process for nitrogen liquefactionAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 9, 2001·60 cites·14 claims
- 1083US11054182B2Process and apparatus for separating air using a split heat exchangerAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 6, 2021·2 cites·8 claims
- 1178US6227005B1Process for the production of oxygen and nitrogenAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2000·Granted May 8, 2001·33 cites·17 claims
- 1273US5901576ASingle expander and a cold compressor process to produce oxygenAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1998·Granted May 11, 1999·33 cites·37 claims
- 1372US9630123B2Liquid distributor with a mixerSUNDER SWAMINATHAN·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 25, 2017·2 cites·15 claims
- 1472US5592832AProcess and apparatus for the production of moderate purity oxygenAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 14, 1997·32 cites·20 claims
- 1571US5956973AAir separation with intermediate pressure vaporization and expansionAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 28, 1999·30 cites·20 claims
- 1670US7552599B2Air separation process utilizing refrigeration extracted from LNG for production of liquid oxygenAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 30, 2009·1 cites·6 claims
- 1768US5017204ADephlegmator process for the recovery of heliumAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1990·Granted May 21, 1991·29 cites·21 claims
- 1866US2024369293A1Apparatus and process for oxygen recoveryAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1965US12298075B2Process and apparatus for recovery of at least nitrogen and argonAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2022·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2065US5907959AAir separation process using warm and cold expandersAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 1, 1999·23 cites·10 claims
- 2164US8132411B2Rankine cycle for LNG vaporization/power generation processXU JIANGUO·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 13, 2012·2 cites·20 claims
- 2263US12385692B2Process and apparatus for improved recovery of argonAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 12, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 2363US12179143B2Flue gas decarbonizationAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 31, 2024·0 cites·11 claims
- 2463US5934104AMultiple column nitrogen generators with oxygen coproductionAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 10, 1999·21 cites·15 claims
- 2563US2025314424A1Apparatus and Process for Improved Argon RecoveryAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2662US6009723AElevated pressure air separation process with use of waste expansion for compression of a process streamAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 4, 2000·21 cites·4 claims
- 2762US5970743AProduction of argon from a cryogenic air separation processAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 26, 1999·21 cites·18 claims
- 2854US5590543AProduction of ultra-high purity oxygen from cryogenic air separation plantsAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 7, 1997·15 cites·15 claims
- 2953US6484516B1Method and system for cryogenic refrigerationAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 26, 2002·8 cites·27 claims
- 3052US11460246B2Recovery of krypton and xenon from liquid oxygenAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 4, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3152US6662593B1Process and apparatus for the cryogenic separation of airAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 16, 2003·7 cites·24 claims
- 3250US5865041ADistillation process using a mixing column to produce at least two oxygen-rich gaseous streams having different oxygen puritiesAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 2, 1999·12 cites·16 claims
- 3349US2019226765A1Distributor for Plate-Fin Heat ExchangerAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3448US12287145B2Heat exchanger apparatus, manifold arrangement for a heat exchanger apparatus, and methods relating to sameAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 29, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 3543US2011308275A1Method and system for periodic cooling, storing, and heating of atmospheric gasXU JIANGUO·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3638US5956974AMultiple expander process to produce oxygenAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 28, 1999·6 cites·21 claims
- 3736US6253576B1Process for the production of intermediate pressure oxygenAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 3, 2001·5 cites·20 claims
- 3834US2003000248A1Medium-pressure nitrogen production with high oxygen recoveryFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3933US6263701B1Process for the purification of a major component containing light and heavy impuritiesAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 24, 2001·3 cites·10 claims
- 4031US6233970B1Process for delivery of oxygen at a variable rateAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1999·Granted May 22, 2001·3 cites·17 claims
- 4130US5701764AProcess to produce moderate purity oxygen using a double column plus an auxiliary low pressure columnAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 30, 1997·0 cites·16 claims
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