Inventor

Richard W. Baker

Inventor

Palo Alto, CA, US

Overview

1976–2019

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 142 as inventor

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

B01Dprimary

B01DSeparation29%

Y02CCapture, storage, sequestration or disposal of greenhouse gases [ghg]8%

A61KPreparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes7%

Y02EReduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution7%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests4%

F23LSupplying air or non-combustible liquids or gases to combustion apparatus in general3%

C01BNon-metallic elements3%

C07CAcyclic or carbocyclic compounds3%

C10GCracking hydrocarbon oils3%

F02CGas-turbine plants3%

PatentTitleYear

10,464,014Integrated gas separation-turbine CO2 capture processes2019 10,245,551Membrane technology for use in a power generation process2019 9,856,769'Gas separation process using membranes with permeate sweep to remove CO2 from combustion exhaust'2018 9,782,718'Integrated gas separation-turbine CO2 capture processes'2017 9,546,785'Sweep-based membrane separation process for removing carbon dioxide from exhaust gases generated by multiple combustion sources'2017 9,457,313'Membrane technology for use in a power generation process'2016 9,433,887'Membrane loop process for separating carbon dioxide for use in gaseous form from flue gas'2016 9,140,186'Sweep-based membrane gas separation integrated with gas-fired power production and CO2 recovery'2015 9,138,678'Membrane-augmented distillation with compression and condensation to separate solvents from water'2015 9,061,252'Dehydration processes using membranes with hydrophobic coating'2015 9,005,335'Hybrid parallel / serial process for carbon dioxide capture from combustion exhaust gas using a sweep-based membrane separation step'2015 8,852,319'Membrane loop process for separating carbon dioxide for use in gaseous form from flue gas'2014 8,568,510'Gas-separation processes using membranes with permeate sweep to recover reaction feedstocks'2013 8,496,831'Dehydration processes using membranes with hydrophobic coating'2013 8,263,815'Membrane augmented distillation to separate solvents from water'2012 8,246,718'Process for separating carbon dioxide from flue gas using sweep-based membrane separation and absorption steps'2012 8,220,247'Power generation process with partial recycle of carbon dioxide'2012 8,220,248'Power generation process with partial recycle of carbon dioxide'2012 8,211,679'Process for producing ethanol'2012 8,177,885'Gas separation process using membranes with permeate sweep to remove CO2 from gaseous fuel combustion exhaust'2012 8,128,787'Membrane-augmented distillation with pressure change to separate solvents from water'2012 8,114,192'Gas separation processes using membrane with permeate sweep to recover reaction feedstocks'2012 8,114,255'Membrane-augmented distillation with compression to separate solvents from water'2012 8,034,168'Combustion systems and power plants incorporating parallel carbon dioxide capture and sweep-based membrane separation units to remove carbon dioxide from combustion gases'2011 8,025,715'Process for separating carbon dioxide from flue gas using parallel carbon dioxide capture and sweep-based membrane separation steps'2011 8,016,923'Combustion systems, power plants, and flue gas treatment systems incorporating sweep-based membrane separation units to remove carbon dioxide from combustion gases'2011 8,002,874'Liquid-phase and vapor-phase dehydration of organic/water solutions'2011 7,964,020'Gas separation process using membranes with permeate sweep to remove CO2 from combustion gases'2011 7,732,173'Ethanol recovery process'2010 7,490,725'Reverse osmosis membrane and process'2009 6,899,743'Separation of organic mixtures using gas separation or pervaporation and dephlegmation'2005 6,755,975'Separation process using pervaporation and dephlegmation'2004 6,648,944'Carbon dioxide removal process'2003 6,630,011'Nitrogen removal from natural gas using two types of membranes'2003 6,592,749'Hydrogen/hydrocarbon separation process, including PSA and membranes'2003 6,589,303'Hydrogen production by process including membrane gas separation'2003 6,579,341'Nitrogen gas separation using organic-vapor-resistant membranes'2003 6,572,678'Natural gas separation using nitrogen-selective membranes of modest selectivity'2003 6,572,680'Carbon dioxide gas separation using organic-vapor-resistant membranes'2003 6,572,679'Gas separation using organic-vapor-resistant membranes in conjunction with organic-vapor-selective membranes'2003 6,565,626'Natural gas separation using nitrogen-selective membranes'2003 6,544,316'Hydrogen gas separation using organic-vapor-resistant membranes'2003 6,525,236'Membrane-augmented manufacture of cumene'2003 6,425,267'Two-step process for nitrogen removal from natural gas'2002 6,414,202'Membrane-augmented manufacture of propylene derivatives'2002 6,350,371'Refinery process including membrane separation'2002 6,271,319'Membrane-augmented polypropylene manufacturing'2001 6,264,828'Process, including membrane separation, for separating hydrogen from hydrocarbons'2001 6,190,540'Selective purging for hydroprocessing reactor loop'2001 6,190,536'Catalytic cracking process'2001 6,183,628'Process, including PSA and membrane separation, for separating hydrogen from hydrocarbons'2001 6,179,996'Selective purge for hydrogenation reactor recycle loop'2001 6,171,472'Selective purge for reactor recycle loop'2001 6,165,350'Selective purge for catalytic reformer recycle loop'2000 6,159,272'Hydrogen recovery process'2000 6,118,021'Membrane process for argon purging from vinyl acetate reactors'2000 6,018,060'Membrane process and apparatus for argon purging from oxidation reactors'2000 6,011,192'Membrane-based conditioning for adsorption system feed gases'2000 5,980,609'Hydrogen recovery process'1999 5,883,115'Transdermal delivery of the eutomer of a chiral drug'1999 5,879,431'Ethylene/nitrogen separation process'1999 5,817,841'Membrane process for argon purging from ethylene oxide reactors'1998 5,785,739'Steam cracker gas separation process'1998 5,779,763'Process for recovering semiconductor industry cleaning compounds'1998 5,772,734'Membrane hybrid process for treating low-organic-concentration gas streams'1998 5,772,733'Natural gas liquids (NGL) stabilization process'1998 5,769,926'Membrane separation of associated gas'1998 5,762,685'Membrane expansion process for organic component recovery from gases'1998 5,755,855'Separation process combining condensation, membrane separation and flash evaporation'1998 5,721,257'Method and therapeutic system for smoking cessation'1998 5,711,882'Gas separation membrane module and process'1998 5,669,958'Methane/nitrogen separation process'1997 5,611,841'Vapor recovery process using baffled membrane module'1997 5,593,684'Method and therapeutic system for smoking cessation'1997 5,591,767'Liquid reservoir transdermal patch for the administration of ketorolac'1997 5,589,498'Transdermal delivery of the active enantiomer of ketorolac'1996 5,558,698'Acid gas fractionation process'1996 5,556,449'Acid gas fractionation process for fossil fuel gasifiers'1996 5,538,640'Pervaporation apparatus and process'1996 5,417,847'Pervaporation apparatus and process'1995 5,415,681'Process for removing inorganic components from water'1995 5,407,467'Sour gas treatment process'1995 5,407,466'Sour gas treatment process including membrane and non-membrane treatment steps'1995 5,401,300'Sour gas treatment process including dehydration of the gas stream'1995 5,389,126'Process for removal of components from liquids in batch mode'1995 5,374,300'Process for removing condensable components from gas streams'1994 5,364,629'Device and method for enhanced administration of physostigmine'1994 5,362,496'Method and therapeutic system for smoking cessation'1994 5,350,519'Pervaporation process and use in treating waste stream from glycol dehydrator'1994 5,338,548'Method for increasing the storage stability of physostigmine'1994 5,281,255'Gas-separation process'1994 5,273,572'Process for removing an organic compound from water'1993 5,266,206'Process for recovering organic components from liquid streams'1993 5,256,296'Membrane process and apparatus for removing a component from a fluid stream'1993 5,256,295'Two-stage membrane process and apparatus'1993 5,205,843'Process for removing condensable components from gas streams'1993 5,169,533'Process for recovering organic components from liquid streams'1992 5,147,550'Membrane process and apparatus for removing a component from a fluid stream'1992 5,135,753'Method and therapeutic system for smoking cessation'1992 RE033994'Pharmaceutical delivery system'1992 5,129,921'Membrane gas separation process and apparatus'1992 5,127,926'Membrane process for treating pump exhausts'1992 5,082,471'Life support system for personnel shelter'1992 5,069,686'Process for reducing emissions from industrial sterilizers'1991 5,069,793'Membrane module'1991 5,049,167'Multilayer interfacial composite membrane'1991 5,044,166'Refrigeration process with purge and recovery of refrigerant'1991 5,032,148'Membrane fractionation process'1991 5,030,356'Process for recovering organic components from liquid streams'1991 5,024,594'Protective clothing material'1991 RE033352'Absorption process for producing oxygen and nitrogen and solution therefor'1990 4,952,751'Treatment of evaporator condensates by pervaporation'1990 4,943,475'Multilayer composite protective fabric material and use in protective clothing'1990 4,943,435'Prolonged activity nicotine patch'1990 4,919,939'Periodontal disease treatment system'1990 4,906,256'Membrane process for treatment of fluorinated hydrocarbon-laden gas streams'1990 4,857,080'Ultrathin composite metal membranes'1989 4,839,174'Novel transdermal nicotine patch'1989 4,838,862'Portable controlled release osmotic infusion device'1989 4,808,408'Microcapsules prepared by coacervation'1989 4,780,320'Controlled release drug delivery system for the periodontal pocket'1988 4,772,391'Composite membrane for reverse osmosis'1988 4,769,027'Delivery system'1988 D0292229'Disposable sensor card with receptacle and electrode sensors for chemical analysis of biological fluids'1987 4,687,660'Pharmaceutical delivery system'1987 4,670,250'Durable controlled release microcapsules'1987 4,654,127'Self-calibrating single-use sensing device for clinical chemistry and method of use'1987 4,603,956'Film-width and transmittance scanner system'1986 4,553,983'Process for recovering organic vapors from air'1985 4,550,370'Pacemaker programmer with telemetric functions'1985 4,542,010'Method and apparatus for producing oxygen and nitrogen and membrane therefor'1985 4,506,969'Film-width and transmittance scanner system'1985 4,445,641'Controlled-release dispenser'1984 4,437,994'Extraction of metal ions from aqueous solution'1984 4,431,294'Rotation failure sensor for film disc processor'1984 4,308,867'Two-member medicated device for rate-controlled administration of lipophilic pharmaceuticals'1982 4,249,531'Bioerodible system for delivering drug manufactured from poly(carboxylic acid)'1981 4,237,888'Two-membrane medicated device for rate-controlled administration of prostaglandins'1980 4,180,064'System for delivering agent to environment of use over prolonged time'1979 4,014,987'Device for delivery of useful agent'1977 3,986,946'Hydrocarbon cracking catalyst and process'1976 3,952,741'Controlled release delivery system by an osmotic bursting mechanism'1976

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1976–1985Based in Bend, OR, US· patent location history

1982–2019Patents assigned to BAKER RICHARD W (19)· patent assignee history

1984–1987Based in Anoka, MN, US· patent location history

1985–2015Patents assigned to MEMBRANE TECH & RES INC (88)· patent assignee history

1985–1988Based in Mountain View, CA, US· patent location history

1987–1994Based in Menlo Park, CA, US· patent location history

1988–1997Patents assigned to PHARMETRIX CORP (10)· patent assignee history

1988–2019Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history

2012–2019Patents assigned to MERKEL TIMOTHY C (11)· patent assignee history

2012–2019Patents assigned to WIJMANS JOHANNES G (10)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
MEMBRANE TECH & RES INC	88	1985–2015
BAKER RICHARD Wself	19	1982–2019
MERKEL TIMOTHY C	11	2012–2019
PHARMETRIX CORP	10	1988–1997
WIJMANS JOHANNES G	10	2012–2019

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Palo Alto, California, US	116	1988–2019
Bend, OR, US	9	1976–1985
Menlo Park, California, US	6	1987–1994
Anoka, Minnesota, US	6	1984–1987
Mountain View, California, US	3	1985–1988