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Eric T. Cole — 6 Patents

ExxonMobil: 6 patents #1,830 of 10,161Top 20%
Kingwood, TX: #177 of 726 inventorsTop 25%
Texas: #24,637 of 125,132 inventorsTop 20%
Overall (All Time): #779,687 of 4,157,543Top 20%
6 Patents All Time
Eric T. Cole has been granted 6 US patents while listed as an inventor at ExxonMobil. The first was granted in 1999 and the most recent in May 2001. Eric T. Cole ranks #779,687 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 18.8%). Patent records list Eric T. Cole in Kingwood, TX, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1999 to 2001Bar chart with a peak of 2 patents in 1999.peak 21999: 2 patents19992000: 2 patents20002001: 2 patents2001

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–6 of 6 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
6223557 Process for removing a volatile component from natural gas 2001-05-01 $315,948,000
6199403 Process for separating a multi-component pressurizied feed stream using distillation Brandon Stone 2001-03-13 $892,791,000
6023942 Process for liquefaction of natural gas Eugene R. Thomas, Ronald R. Bowen, Edward Kimble 2000-02-15 $628,023,000
6016665 Cascade refrigeration process for liquefaction of natural gas Ronald R. Bowen 2000-01-25 $632,289,000
5956971 Process for liquefying a natural gas stream containing at least one freezable component Eugene R. Thomas, Ronald R. Bowen 1999-09-28 $118,287,000
5950453 Multi-component refrigeration process for liquefaction of natural gas Ronald R. Bowen, Edward Kimble, Eugene R. Thomas, Lonny R. Kelley 1999-09-14 $169,719,000