Patents by Inventor BY Gulf Research & Development Company

BY Gulf Research & Development Company 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).

  • Asphaltene hydrodesulfurization with small catalyst particles in a parallel reactor system
    Patent number: RE29314
    Abstract: The hydrodesulfurization of a crude oil or a reduced crude containing the asphaltene fraction proceeds at unexpectedly low temperatures by utilizing a Group VI and Group VIII metal containing catalyst on alumina when the catalyst particles are very small and have a diameter between about 1/20 and 1/40 inch and are disposed in a parallel catalyst bed system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1977
    Assignee: Gulf Research & Development Company
    Inventors: Edgar Carlson, deceased, BY Gulf Research & Development Company, Alfred M. Henke, William R. Lehrian, Joel D. McKinney, Kirk J. Metzger