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Donald C. Erickson
Also filed as: ERICKSON DONALD C · ERICKSON DONALD CHARLES
78 granted patents·7 pending applications·1,879 citations·filing 1973–2014
99Inventor score
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85 records- 0198US3975913AGas generator and enhanced energy conversion systemsERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1973·Granted Aug 24, 1976·99 cites·11 claims
- 0295US4533375ACryogenic air separation with cold argon recycleERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1983·Granted Aug 6, 1985·66 cites·20 claims
- 0394US4340578AOxygen production by molten alkali metal saltsERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1978·Granted Jul 20, 1982·43 cites·7 claims
- 0492US4132766ASeparation of oxygen from gaseous mixtures with molten alkali metal saltsERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1977·Granted Jan 2, 1979·38 cites·11 claims
- 0590US4433989AAir separation with medium pressure enrichmentERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1982·Granted Feb 28, 1984·49 cites·7 claims
- 0689US6412291B1Air compression improvementFiled 2000·Granted Jul 2, 2002·47 cites·20 claims
- 0789US5713216ACoiled tubular diabatic vapor-liquid contactorFiled 1995·Granted Feb 3, 1998·53 cites·28 claims
- 0889US4357153AInternally heat pumped single pressure distillative separationsERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1981·Granted Nov 2, 1982·45 cites·14 claims
- 0987US4216199AHydrogen production from carbonaceous fuels using intermediate oxidation-reductionERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1975·Granted Aug 5, 1980·29 cites·15 claims
- 1087US4126668AProduction of hydrogen rich gas by combined steam reforming and intermediate oxidation-reductionERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1975·Granted Nov 21, 1978·47 cites·12 claims
- 1185US4737177AAir distillation improvements for high purity oxygenERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1986·Granted Apr 12, 1988·40 cites·14 claims
- 1284US6269644B1Absorption power cycle with two pumped absorbersFiled 2000·Granted Aug 7, 2001·36 cites·27 claims
- 1384US4854954ARectifier liquid generated intermediate reflux for subambient cascadesERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1988·Granted Aug 8, 1989·38 cites·40 claims
- 1483US4310503AHydrogen production by multistaged intermediate oxidation-reductionERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1975·Granted Jan 12, 1982·25 cites·4 claims
- 1582US4670031AIncreased argon recovery from air distillationERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1985·Granted Jun 2, 1987·36 cites·19 claims
- 1682US4604116AHigh pressure oxygen pumped LOX rectifierERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1984·Granted Aug 5, 1986·33 cites·15 claims
- 1781US8490427B2Liquid desiccant chillerERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 23, 2013·9 cites·20 claims
- 1881US6715290B1Fluid mixture separation by low temperature glide heatFiled 2002·Granted Apr 6, 2004·27 cites·20 claims
- 1981US4287170ANitrogen and oxygen via chemical air separationERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1980·Granted Sep 1, 1981·39 cites·9 claims
- 2080US4578095ALow energy high purity oxygen plus argonERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1984·Granted Mar 25, 1986·30 cites·20 claims
- 2179US5408847ARotary solid sorption heat pump with embedded thermosyphonsFiled 1993·Granted Apr 25, 1995·42 cites·21 claims
- 2279US4803958AAbsorption heat pumped cogeneration engineERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1987·Granted Feb 14, 1989·36 cites·18 claims
- 2378US6679083B1Opposed slant tube diabatic sorberFiled 2002·Granted Jan 20, 2004·21 cites·20 claims
- 2477US4402795AReverse absorption heat pump augmented distillation processERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1980·Granted Sep 6, 1983·34 cites·10 claims
- 2575US6739119B2Combustion engine improvementERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 2001·Granted May 25, 2004·31 cites·9 claims
- 2675US5272891AIntermittent sorption cycle with integral thermosyphonERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 28, 1993·35 cites·13 claims
- 2775US4817394AOptimized intermediate height reflux for multipressure air distillationERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1988·Granted Apr 4, 1989·29 cites·22 claims
- 2875US4605427ACryogenic triple-pressure air separation with LP-to-MP latent-heat-exchangeERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1983·Granted Aug 12, 1986·30 cites·21 claims
- 2974US5660049ASorber with multiple cocurrent pressure equalized upflowsFiled 1995·Granted Aug 26, 1997·36 cites·24 claims
- 3074US4796431ANitrogen partial expansion refrigeration for cryogenic air separationERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1986·Granted Jan 10, 1989·27 cites·20 claims
- 3172US4350571AAbsorption heat pump augmented thermal separation processERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1980·Granted Sep 21, 1982·24 cites·5 claims
- 3271US5279359ARotary trisorption heat pumpERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 18, 1994·34 cites·21 claims
- 3371US4617182ACascade heat recovery with coproduct gas productionAIR PROD & CHEM·Filed 1985·Granted Oct 14, 1986·22 cites·23 claims
- 3470US4769055ACompanded total condensation reboil cryogenic air separationERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1987·Granted Sep 6, 1988·24 cites·26 claims
- 3570US4464191ACryogenic gas separation with liquid exchanging columnsERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1982·Granted Aug 7, 1984·21 cites·7 claims
- 3669US7762054B2Thermally powered turbine inlet air chiller heaterERICKSON DONALD CHARLES·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 27, 2010·5 cites·5 claims
- 3769US4454724AAqueous absorbent for absorption cycle heat pumpERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1982·Granted Jun 19, 1984·22 cites·8 claims
- 3868US5572885AShrouded coiled crested tube diabatic mass exchangerFiled 1995·Granted Nov 12, 1996·29 cites·20 claims
- 3968US5097676AVapor exchange duplex GAX absorption cycleERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 24, 1992·27 cites·23 claims
- 4067US4846240AHigh cop absorption heat pumped evaporation method and apparatusERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1987·Granted Jul 11, 1989·25 cites·13 claims
- 4166US6584801B2Absorption cycle with integrated heating systemFiled 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·14 cites·12 claims
- 4265US6631892B1Tray contactor with same direction liquid flowFiled 1998·Granted Oct 14, 2003·29 cites·8 claims
- 4365US5024063ABranched gax absorption vapor compressorERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 18, 1991·28 cites·17 claims
- 4465US4563295AHigh temperature absorbent for water vaporERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1983·Granted Jan 7, 1986·18 cites·11 claims
- 4564US4824527ANested enrichment cascade distillation of unequal mixturesERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1986·Granted Apr 25, 1989·24 cites·8 claims
- 4664US4614605AWater vapor absorbent containing cesium hydroxideERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1985·Granted Sep 30, 1986·16 cites·14 claims
- 4762US4582518ANitrogen production by low energy distillationERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1984·Granted Apr 15, 1986·16 cites·18 claims
- 4861US4744224AIntermittent solar ammonia absorption cycle refrigeratorERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1987·Granted May 17, 1988·26 cites·7 claims
- 4960US6895740B2Steam ammonia power cycleFiled 2003·Granted May 24, 2005·16 cites·22 claims
- 5060US4715874ARetrofittable argon recovery improvement to air separationERICKSON DONALD C·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 29, 1987·17 cites·20 claims
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