Patents by Inventor Daniel Clark Baker

Daniel Clark Baker 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).

  • Method of reducing hydrogen cyanide and ammonia in synthesis gas
    Patent number: 5720785
    Abstract: The invention is a method for reducing the hydrogen cyanide and ammonia content of a synthesis gas stream exiting a gasifier including mixing an iron-containing compound with a nitrogen-containing coal feed; gasifying the coal feed in the resulting mixture in an entrained flow gasifier have opposed burners under gasifying conditions thereby producing a gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide; and recovering the gas stream having substantially reduced amounts of hydrogen cyanide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventor: Daniel Clark Baker