David E Lee

This inventor holds 58 USPTO granted patents and 1 published patent application, primarily in Alcohol Production (CPC class C07C). Top assignees: Celanese International Corporation, The Aerospace Corporation, United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of NASA. Active years: 2013-2024.

USPTO Granted Patents = 58 (Patent Applications = 1)

% Patents Active = 8.6

Average Co-Inventor Count = 5.9

ph-index = 3

Forward Citations = 30(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 25(Dec 10, 2025)

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Location History:

Seabrook, TX (US) (2013 - 2016)
Houston, TX (US) (2014 - 2017)

Company Filing History:

54 out of 556

Celanese International Corporation

patents

2 out of 740

The Aerospace Corporation

patents

2 out of 2,488

United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of NASA

patents

4. 1 out of 1

Celanese International Corportation

patent

5. 1 out of 5,613

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

patents

where one patent can have more than one assignee

Years Active: 2013-2024

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Areas of Expertise:

Ethanol Recovery

Hydrogenation Process

Extractive Distillation

Alcohol Separation

Acetic Acid

Debris Removal

Esterification

Vapor Separation

Catalyst Activity

Residue Stream

Energy Reduction

Crude Alcohol

58 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 12113796 - Secured data access in virtual data processing (2024-10-08),

2. 9555905 - System, apparatus, and method for active debris removal (2017-01-31),

3. 9353034 - Hydrogenation process with reduced residence time for vapor phase reactants (2016-05-31),

4. 9272970 - Hydrogenolysis of ethyl acetate in alcohol separation processes (2016-03-01),

5. 9187189 - System, apparatus, and method for active debris removal (2015-11-17),

6. 9156754 - Process to recover alcohol with reduced water from overhead of acid column (2015-10-13),

7. 9150478 - Process to recover alcohol from an ethyl acetate residue stream (2015-10-06),

8. 9150474 - Reduction of acid within column through esterification during the production of alcohols (2015-10-06),

9. 9126125 - Reduced energy alcohol separation process having water removal (2015-09-08),

10. 9073816 - Reducing ethyl acetate concentration in recycle streams for ethanol production processes (2015-07-07),

11. 9051235 - Process for producing ethanol using a molar excess of hydrogen (2015-06-09),

12. 9024085 - Process to reduce ethanol recycled to hydrogenation reactor (2015-05-05),

13. 9024084 - Reduced energy alcohol separation process having controlled pressure (2015-05-05),

14. 9024083 - Process for the production of ethanol from an acetic acid feed and a recycled ethyl acetate feed (2015-05-05),

15. 9024082 - Using a dilute acid stream as an extractive agent (2015-05-05),

Title: The Inventor David E Lee: Pioneering Innovations in Houston

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