Patents by Inventor Alvin B. Stiles
Alvin B. Stiles has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 5362463Abstract: A process for removing NOX from combustion gases by adsorption includes the step of desorbing the NOX when the adsorbent is saturated to create an effluent. The effluent is mixed with a reducing gas and passed over a reduction catalyst which reduces the NOX to water and elemental nitrogen. The resultant harmless gas is discharged to the atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1992Date of Patent: November 8, 1994Assignee: University of DEInventors: Alvin B. Stiles, Charles C. Hong
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Patent number: 5176888Abstract: The process of this invention will remove acid rain precursors, sulfur oxides (SOX) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) by catalytically reducing the NOX to water and elemental nitrogen and the SOX to either H.sub.2 S or elemental sulfur as desired. The process employs specific catalysts in the heteropoly acid or salt group and the spinel or inverse spinel group. The process conditions achieve an oxygen-free environment and reduction is effected with stoichiometric to 100% excess above stoichiometric H.sub.2 or H.sub.2 and CO as reducing gas. Temperatures can be 200.degree. to 900.degree. C. with the lower temperature range being favored space velocity can be 2000 to 20,000 and still achieve 95+% abatement. The only product of the reaction which must be disposed of is saleable elemental sulfur.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1991Date of Patent: January 5, 1993Assignee: University of DelawareInventor: Alvin B. Stiles
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Patent number: 5176814Abstract: A heat source, may be on a high speed vehicle, may be cooled by transferring thermal energy from the heat source to an endothermic fuel decomposition catalyst in order to heat the catalyst to a temperature sufficient to crack or dissociate at least a portion of an endothermic fuel stream. The endothermic fuel is selected from the group consisting of normal paraffinic hydrocarbons and methanol. The heated endothermic fuel decomposition catalyst is contacted with the endothermic fuel stream at a liquid hourly space velocity of at least about 10 hr.sup.-1 to cause the endothermic fuel stream to crack or dissociate into a reaction product stream.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 1991Date of Patent: January 5, 1993Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Louis J. Spadaccini, Pierre J. Marteney, Meredith B. Colket, III, Alvin B. Stiles
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Patent number: 5023063Abstract: The process of this invention will remove from acid rain essentially all of both the sulfur oxides (SOX) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) by catalytically reducing the NOX to water and elemental nitrogen and the SOX to either H.sub.2 S or elemental sulfur as desired. The process employs specific catalysts in the heteropoly acid or salt group and the spinel or inverse spinel group. The process conditions achieve an oxygen-free environment and reduction is effected with stoichiometric to 100% excess above stoichiometric H.sub.2 or H.sub.2 and CO as reducing gas. Temperatures can be 200.degree. to 900.degree. C. with the lower temperature range being favored; space velocity can be 2000 to 20,000 and still achieve 95+% abatement. The only product of the reaction which must be disposed of is saleable elemental sulfur.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1990Date of Patent: June 11, 1991Assignee: The University of DelawareInventor: Alvin B. Stiles
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Patent number: 4996031Abstract: A catalyst undercoat (wash-coat) material comprising a plurality of stable, highly porous, co-precipitated agglomerated microcrystalline comprised of integral admixture of alumina and at least one lanthanide. The co-precipitated material may be converted to a slurry and used as an undercoat or wash-coat atop a prefabricated low surface area support. Alternatively, the co-precipitated material may be compressed or extruded into various geometric forms and these can be used as a support and as such serve both as the support and the undercoat.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1989Date of Patent: February 26, 1991Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Inc.Inventors: James P. Spooner, Alvin B. Stiles
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Patent number: 4945079Abstract: A catalyst comprising alumina having greater than 0.4 cc/g pore volume in the range 30 to 200 Angstroms pore diameter and catalytically effective amounts of Ni and Mo.A catalyst comprising gamma alumina, but essentially no eta alumina; further containing catalytically effective amounts of Ni and Mo.The method of making a catalyst having Ni and Mo on a substrate, comprising first depositing the Ni on the substrate and then the Mo.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1985Date of Patent: July 31, 1990Assignee: Aluminum Company of AmericaInventors: Lee A. Pedersen, Alvin B. Stiles
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Patent number: 4868150Abstract: A catalyst undercoat (wash-coat) material comprising a plurality of stable, highly porous, co-precipitated agglomerated microcrystallites comprised of integral admixture of alumina and at least one lanthanide. The co-precipitated material may be converted to a slurry and used as an undercoat or wash-coat atop a prefabricated low surface area support. Alternatively, the co-precipitated material may be compressed or extruded into various geometric forms and these can be used as a support and as such serve both as the support and the undercoat.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1987Date of Patent: September 19, 1989Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Inc.Inventors: James P. Spooner, Alvin B. Stiles
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Patent number: 4562174Abstract: The inclusion of salts of rubidium or cesium or mixtures thereof in a catalyst comprised of copper and zinc oxides and optionally manganese oxide or manganese and cobalt oxides and a stabilizer such as chromic, ceric, magnesium or aluminum oxides results in higher yields of C.sub.1 to C.sub.6 alkanols and lower production of hydrocarbons in the effluent from the catalytic reaction environment. The reactant gases passing over the catalyst comprises hydrogen and carbon monoxide and optionally carbon dioxide if economically advantageous.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1984Date of Patent: December 31, 1985Assignee: Alberta Gas Chemicals Ltd.Inventor: Alvin B. Stiles
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Patent number: 4323482Abstract: A catalyst for the manufacture of organic compounds comprising an intimate mixture of a reducible metal oxide and at least one refractory oxide, treated by heating to a temperature in the range of 550.degree. C. to 1000.degree. C. in the presence of a preselected reducing gas in amount sufficient to substantially inhibit or disrupt crystallite growth as evidenced by characteristic x-ray diffraction pattern, concomitantly enhancing catalytic activity, and the method of preparation.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 1981Date of Patent: April 6, 1982Assignee: University of DelawareInventors: Alvin B. Stiles, Glenn L. Schrader, Jr.
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Patent number: 4235799Abstract: Methanol is produced by passing a mixture of hydrogen and one or more carbon oxides into contact with at least two beds (converters) of catalyst arranged in series, the beds of catalyst being operated at increasing temperature levels in the direction of flow of the mixture. The mixture is then cooled by indirect heat-exchange and passed into contact with at least one further bed of catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1979Date of Patent: November 25, 1980Inventors: Theodore O. Wentworth, Alvin B. Stiles
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Patent number: 4138430Abstract: Acrylic products are produced in high yields by a catalytic process in which a vaporous mixture of 1-propanol and oxygen are contacted in rapid sequence with (1) a dehydration catalyst and (2) an oxidation catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1977Date of Patent: February 6, 1979Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Alvin B. Stiles, David C. England
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Patent number: 4137271Abstract: Acrylic products are produced in high yields by a catalytic process in which a vaporous mixture of 1-propanol and oxygen are contacted in rapid sequence with (1) a dehydration catalyst and (2) an oxidation catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1977Date of Patent: January 30, 1979Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Alvin B. Stiles, David C. England
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Patent number: 4131616Abstract: An improved nickel chromite catalyst useful for methanation is prepared by pre-reducing the hexavalent chromium component thereof to trivalent form, while maintaining the nickel component in unreduced oxide form.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1974Date of Patent: December 26, 1978Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventor: Alvin B. Stiles
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Patent number: 4111847Abstract: A catalyst particularly useful in the production of methanol can be made by preparing a solution of copper and zinc nitrates, the ratio of copper to zinc being from 1:1 to 8:1 and then precipitating the copper and zinc by the addition of ammonium carbonate or ammonium bicarbonate. After the precipitated material has been agglomerated and calcined, a copper oxide-zinc oxide catalyst, low in sodium and sulfur is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 1973Date of Patent: September 5, 1978Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventor: Alvin B. Stiles
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Patent number: 3987153Abstract: The invention is directed to an integrated process for reducing the SO.sub.2 content of sulfuric acid plant off gases by (1) passing the SO.sub.2 -containing feed gas to the process over a specially defined multistage oxidation catalyst to convert SO.sub.2 to SO.sub.3, (2) absorbing the SO.sub.3 in water to form H.sub.2 SO.sub.4 and (3) scrubbing the off gases with aqueous hydrogen peroxide and/or sulfur-containing peroxy acids. At least the final oxidation stage of the process employs a supported CsVO.sub.3 or RbVO.sub.3 catalyst which is activated with cobalt or nickel sulfate and promoted with alkali metal sulfates, potassium aluminum sulfate or chromium potassium sulfate.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 1973Date of Patent: October 19, 1976Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & CompanyInventor: Alvin B. Stiles
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Patent number: 3987107Abstract: Methanol is converted to formaldehyde in a two step vapor phase process. In the first step the methanol is partially converted to formaldehyde over a silver catalyst, and in the second step the remaining methanol is converted to formaldehyde over a bismuth molybdate- or bismuth phosphomolybdate-on-titania catalyst having the formula:Bi.sub.a P.sub.b Mo.sub.12 (Ti.sub.1.sub.-x Si.sub.x).sub.c O.sub.dWhere a is equal to or greater than 4, b is 0 to 2, c is 6 to 80, d is 1.5a + 2.5b + 36 + 2c and x is 0 to 0.5.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1971Date of Patent: October 19, 1976Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: William R. McClellan, Alvin B. Stiles