Patents by Inventor Charles Nicholas Murray

Charles Nicholas Murray 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).

  • Embedding of solid carbon dioxide in sea floor sediment
    Patent number: 6190301
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process and vehicle for the disposal of carbon dioxide. Gaseous carbon dioxide is solidified and allowed to free fall through open water where i at least partially embeds itself in sedimentary formations. Sedimentation ensures that the marine environment is an overall carbon sink through carbonate sequestration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), Commission of the European Communities
    Inventors: Charles Nicholas Murray, Peter Michael Schlittenhardt