Inventor

John Mak

Inventor
Santa Ana, CA, US

Overview

85→
Patents
1995–2021
Patent span
Mechanical engineering
Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 85 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

F25Jprimary
F25JLiquefaction, solidification or separation of gases or gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures by pressure and cold treatment or by bringing them into the supercritical state24%
B01DSeparation16%
Y02CCapture, storage, sequestration or disposal of greenhouse gases [ghg]13%
C10LFuels not otherwise provided for12%
F17CVessels for containing or storing compressed, liquefied or solidified gases8%
C10GCracking hydrocarbon oils5%
Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution4%
Y02PClimate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods3%
C01BNon-metallic elements3%
C07CAcyclic or carbocyclic compounds3%
PatentTitleYear
11,112,173Configurations and methods for small scale LNG production202111,112,175Phase implementation of natural gas liquid recovery plants202110,989,469Heavy hydrocarbon removal from lean gas to LNG liquefaction202110,704,832Ethane recovery or ethane rejection operation202010,704,736LNG boiloff gas recondensation configurations and methods202010,704,831Systems and methods for flexible propane recovery202010,641,549Integration methods of gas processing plant and nitrogen rejection unit for high nitrogen feed gases202010,605,522Methods and configurations for LNG liquefaction202010,451,344Ethane recovery and ethane rejection methods and configurations201910,384,160Configurations and methods of high pressure acid gas removal in the production of ultra-low sulfur gas201910,359,230Integration methods of gas processing plant and nitrogen rejection unit for high nitrogen feed gases201910,330,382Systems and methods for LNG production with propane and ethane recovery201910,150,926Configurations and methods of flexible CO2 removal201810,077,938Methods and configuration of an NGL recovery process for low pressure rich feed gas201810,006,701Ethane recovery or ethane rejection operation201810,000,713Configurations and methods of flexible CO2 removal20189,989,305Systems and methods for flexible propane recovery20189,927,068'LNG boiloff gas recondensation configurations and methods'20189,920,986'Configurations and methods for nitrogen rejection, LNG and NGL production from high nitrogen feed gases'20189,902,914'Configurations and methods for processing high pressure acid gases with zero emissions'20189,829,244Configurations and methods for small scale LNG production20179,776,124'Configurations and methods of high pressure acid gas removal in the production of ultra-low sulfur gas'20179,671,162'Integration methods of gas processing plant and nitrogen rejection unit for high nitrogen feed gases'20179,568,242'Ethane recovery methods and configurations'20179,557,103'Ethane recovery and ethane rejection methods and configurations'20179,541,329'Cryogenic process utilizing high pressure absorber column'20179,487,458'Configurations and methods for nitrogen rejection, LNG and NGL production from high nitrogen feed gases'20169,423,175'Flexible NGL recovery methods and configurations'20169,410,737'NGL recovery methods and configurations'20169,316,433'Ethane recovery methods and configurations'20169,295,940'Configurations and methods for high pressure acid gas removal in the production of ultra-low sulfur gas'20169,296,966'Propane recovery methods and configurations'20169,248,398'High pressure high CO2 removal configurations and methods'20169,132,379'Configurations and methods for gas condensate separation from high-pressure hydrocarbon mixtures'20159,114,351'Configurations and methods for high pressure acid gas removal'20159,103,585'Configurations and methods for improved natural gas liquids recovery'20158,950,196'Configurations and methods for waste heat recovery and ambient air vaporizers in LNG regasification'20158,910,495'Configurations and methods for retrofitting an NGL recovery plant'20148,893,515'Methods and configurations of boil-off gas handling in LNG regasification terminals'20148,876,951'Gas purification configurations and methods'20148,845,788'Methods and configurations for H2S concentration in acid gas removal'20148,840,707'Configurations and methods for gas condensate separation from high-pressure hydrocarbon mixtures'20148,826,673'Ambient air vaporizer'20148,696,798'Configurations and methods of high pressure acid gas removal'20148,695,376'Configurations and methods for offshore LNG regasification and heating value conditioning'20148,677,780'Configurations and methods for rich gas conditioning for NGL recovery'20148,661,820'LNG regasification and power generation'20148,635,885'Configurations and methods of heating value control in LNG liquefaction plant'20148,567,213'Ethane recovery methods and configurations for high carbon dioxide content feed gases'20138,505,312'Liquid natural gas fractionation and regasification plant'20138,480,982'Configurations and methods for carbon dioxide and hydrogen production from gasification streams'20138,398,748'Configurations and methods for acid gas absorption and solvent regeneration'20138,377,403'Configurations and methods for removal of mercaptans from feed gases'20138,316,665'Integration of LNG regasification with refinery and power generation'20128,209,996'Flexible NGL process and methods'20128,196,413'Configurations and methods for thermal integration of LNG regasification and power plants'20128,192,588'Devices and methods for water removal in distillation columns'20128,147,787'Configurations and methods for fuel gas treatment with total sulfur removal and olefin saturation'20128,142,648'Configurations and methods of RVP control for C5+ condensates'20128,117,852'LNG vapor handling configurations and methods'20128,110,023'Configurations and methods for offshore LNG regasification and BTU control'20128,065,890'Configurations and methods for LPG production and power cogeneration'20117,980,081'Configurations and methods for LNG fueled power plants'20117,785,480'Solvent filtration system and methods'20107,713,497'Low pressure NGL plant configurations'20107,674,444'Configurations and methods for removal of mercaptans from feed gases'20107,637,987'Configurations and methods of acid gas removal'20097,635,408'Methods and configurations for acid gas enrichment'20097,600,396'Power cycle with liquefied natural gas regasification'20097,597,746'Configurations and methods for acid gas and contaminant removal with near zero emission'20097,574,856'Configurations and methods for power generation with integrated LNG regasification'20097,424,808'Configurations and methods of acid gas removal'20087,377,087'Method of preserving foodstuffs'20087,377,127'Configuration and process for NGL recovery using a subcooled absorption reflux process'20087,204,867'High pressure gas processing configurations and methods'20077,192,468'Configurations and method for improved gas removal'20077,073,350'High propane recovery process and configurations'20067,051,552'Configurations and methods for improved NGL recovery'20067,051,553'Twin reflux process and configurations for improved natural gas liquids recovery'20066,837,070'High propane recovery process and configurations'20056,617,115'Methods of screening for modulators of cell proliferation'20036,601,406'Methods and apparatus for high propane recovery'20036,437,115'Nucleic acids encoding KSP, a kinesin motor protein'20026,414,121'Human kinesin protein KSP'2002D0357330'Electric air freshener with nightlight'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995Based in Kowloon, HK· patent location history
2002–2003Patents assigned to CYTOKINETICS INC (3)· patent assignee history
2002–2003Based in San Bruno, CA, US· patent location history
2003–2016Patents assigned to FLUOR CORP (6)· patent assignee history
2003–2021Based in Santa Ana, CA, US· patent location history
2006–2021Patents assigned to FLUOR TECH CORP (75)· patent assignee history
2008Based in Wan Chai, HK· patent location history
2011–2017Patents assigned to MAK JOHN (37)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Patents assigned to GRAHAM CURT (3)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
FLUOR TECH CORP752006–2021
MAK JOHNself372011–2017
FLUOR CORP62003–2016
CYTOKINETICS INC32002–2003
GRAHAM CURT32012–2016
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Santa Ana, California, US802003–2021
San Bruno, California, US32002–2003
Wan Chai, HK12008
Kowloon, HK11995