Inventor · disambiguated record
Robert M. Zubrin
Also filed as: ZUBRIN ROBERT · ZUBRIN ROBERT M
44 granted patents·26 pending applications·1,177 citations·filing 1997–2022
98Inventor score
Files withPIONEER ENERGY INC35PIONEER ASTRONAUTICS21ZUBRIN ROBERT M6PIONEER ROCKETPLANE CORP2Pioneer Energy2
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70 records- 0199US8047007B2Methods for generating electricity from carbonaceous material with substantially no carbon dioxide emissionsPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 1, 2011·135 cites·20 claims
- 0299US7753972B2Portable apparatus for extracting low carbon petroleum and for generating low carbon electricityPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 13, 2010·111 cites·20 claims
- 0398US8616294B2Systems and methods for generating in-situ carbon dioxide driver gas for use in enhanced oil recoveryZUBRIN ROBERT M·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 31, 2013·96 cites·20 claims
- 0497US9856197B2Systems and methods for manufacture of dimethyl ether (DME) from natural gas and flare gas feedstockPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 2, 2018·31 cites·24 claims
- 0597US7931712B2Natural gas steam reforming method with linear countercurrent heat exchangerPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 26, 2011·104 cites·20 claims
- 0697US7918906B2Compact natural gas steam reformer with linear countercurrent heat exchangerPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 5, 2011·89 cites·20 claims
- 0797US7654330B2Apparatus, methods, and systems for extracting petroleum using a portable coal reformerPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 2, 2010·97 cites·22 claims
- 0896US10000704B2Systems and methods for controlling, monitoring, and operating remote oil and gas field equipment over a data network with applications to raw natural gas processing and flare gas capturePIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 19, 2018·13 cites·20 claims
- 0996US9637433B2Systems and methods for manufacture of methanol from natural gas and flare gas feedstockPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 2, 2017·15 cites·36 claims
- 1096US7937948B2Systems and methods for generating electricity from carbonaceous material with substantially no carbon dioxide emissionsPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2009·Granted May 10, 2011·29 cites·20 claims
- 1195US9719024B2Systems and methods for controlling, monitoring, and operating remote oil and gas field equipment over a data network with applications to raw natural gas processing and flare gas capturePIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·20 cites·19 claims
- 1295US9643906B2Systems and methods for manufacture of dimethyl ether (DME) from natural gas and flare gas feedstockPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 9, 2017·10 cites·15 claims
- 1394US7650939B2Portable and modular system for extracting petroleum and generating powerPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 26, 2010·33 cites·31 claims
- 1493US11118245B2Alkaline solution method for recovering rare earth elementsPIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 14, 2021·4 cites·52 claims
- 1593US6119985AReusable rocket-propelled high altitude airplane and method and apparatus for mid-air oxidizer transfer to said airplanePIONEER ROCKETPLANE CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 19, 2000·109 cites·5 claims
- 1692US7624801B2Control system and method for controlling a hybrid petroleum extractor/power generatorPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 1, 2009·25 cites·18 claims
- 1791US7585381B1Nitrous oxide based explosives and methods for making samePIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 8, 2009·25 cites·18 claims
- 1890US7810565B2Systems for extracting fluids from the earth's subsurface and for generating electricity without greenhouse gas emissionsPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 12, 2010·33 cites·20 claims
- 1988US9605523B2Systems and methods for generating in-situ carbon dioxide driver gas for use in enhanced oil recoveryPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 28, 2017·5 cites·15 claims
- 2088US9296665B2Synthesis of drop-in liquid fuels and chemicals from methanol, ethanol or syngas using mixed catalystsPioneer Energy·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 29, 2016·9 cites·16 claims
- 2188US6347627B1Nitrous oxide based oxygen supply systemPIONEER INV S INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 19, 2002·102 cites·47 claims
- 2286US7947137B2Nitrous oxide based explosives and methods for making samePIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2007·Granted May 24, 2011·5 cites·19 claims
- 2384US7871036B2Apparatus for generation and use of lift gasPIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 18, 2011·8 cites·22 claims
- 2483US7506685B2Apparatus and method for extracting petroleum from underground sites using reformed gasesPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 24, 2009·17 cites·26 claims
- 2581US7735777B2Apparatus for generation and use of lift gasPIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 15, 2010·10 cites·8 claims
- 2680US8927789B1Synthesis of high caloric fuels and chemicalsPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 6, 2015·1 cites·8 claims
- 2780US8652402B2Portable gas generating devicePIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 18, 2014·3 cites·10 claims
- 2879US8450536B2Methods of higher alcohol synthesisWHITE EMILY BOSTWICK·Filed 2009·Granted May 28, 2013·8 cites·14 claims
- 2977US11905573B2Alkaline solution method for recovering rare earth elementsPIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 20, 2024·0 cites·22 claims
- 3076US8785699B2Methods of higher alcohol synthesisPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 22, 2014·2 cites·24 claims
- 3170US9605522B2Apparatus and method for extracting petroleum from underground sites using reformed gasesZUBRIN ROBERT M·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 28, 2017·2 cites·21 claims
- 3270US9040757B2Synthesis of high caloric fuels and chemicalsHENRI JOHN·Filed 2013·Granted May 26, 2015·1 cites·29 claims
- 3369US9283530B2Portable gas generating devicePIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 15, 2016·1 cites·17 claims
- 3467US9101898B2Portable gas generating deviceZUBRIN ROBERT M·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 11, 2015·1 cites·23 claims
- 3566US7165546B2Nitrous oxide based oxygen supply systemPIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 23, 2007·13 cites·47 claims
- 3666US2014366577A1Systems and methods for separating alkane gases with applications to raw natural gas processing and flare gas captureZUBRIN ROBERT M·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 3765US9611186B2Synthesis of high caloric fuels and chemicals via ketene and diketene intermediatesPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 4, 2017·0 cites·14 claims
- 3864US9725386B2Systems and methods for manufacture of methanol from natural gas and flare gas feedstockPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 8, 2017·0 cites·26 claims
- 3963US9926245B2Fuels and chemicals from lower alkanesPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 27, 2018·0 cites·12 claims
- 4063US9440898B2Preparation of pentanol with ethanol derived from fermentationPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 13, 2016·0 cites·18 claims
- 4162US9656932B2Preparation of pentanol with ethanol derived from fermentationPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 23, 2017·0 cites·10 claims
- 4262US2022307105A1Rare earth element extraction and recyclingPIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4362US2013291430A1Synthesis of High Caloric Fuels and ChemicalsHENRI JOHN T·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4461US2015267135A1Synthesis of c3-c7 alcohol fuel compositionsPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4560US2022307148A1Cobalt extraction and recycling from permanent magnetsPIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4659US8602095B2Apparatus and method for extracting petroleum from underground sites using reformed gasesZUBRIN ROBERT M·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 10, 2013·4 cites·6 claims
- 4759US2015233634A1Systems and methods for producing cng and ngls from raw natural gas, flare gas, stranded gas, and/or associated gasPIONEER ENERGY INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4858US2023182884A1Portable balloon launch systemsPIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4957US2011186193A1Nitrous Oxide Based Explosives and Methods for Making SamePIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 5055US2022371718A1Gas replacement systemPIONEER ASTRONAUTICS·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
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