Patents by Inventor Hillard L. Kuntz

Hillard L. Kuntz 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).

  • Hydrocarbon conversion catalyst and use thereof
    Patent number: 4472529
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst is disclosed which catalyst comprises a refractory inorganic oxide, a Group VIB metal component, a Group VIII metal component and a fluoride component wherein the last step in the catalyst preparation is the incorporation of the fluorine component and a subsequent calcination in contact with a flowing gas. Other embodiments of the present invention describe the use of the catalyst for hydrocarbon conversion and preferred methods of catalyst manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1984
    Assignee: UOP Inc.
    Inventors: Russell W. Johnson, Mark J. O'Hara, Hillard L. Kuntz
  • Method of manufacturing an extruded catalyst composition
    Patent number: 4046713
    Abstract: A method of preparing an extruded catalyst composition. An acidic alumina hydrosol is admixed with a dry mixture consisting essentially of a finely divided alumina and a finely divided crystalline aluminosilicate. The resulting mixture is extruded, dried and calcined to yield a catalyst particularly useful for the selective reforming of a naphtha fraction to produce a high octane reformate product and a liquid petroleum gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1977
    Assignee: UOP Inc.
    Inventors: Roy T. Mitsche, Hillard L. Kuntz, John C. Hayes
  • Preparation of alumina extrudates
    Patent number: 3983197
    Abstract: A method of preparing alumina extrudate particles. Finely divided alumina is admixed with from about 2 to about 10 wt. % alumina hydrosol and sufficient water added thereto to produce a dough extrudable at less than about 150 psig. The mixture is then extruded, dried and calcined. The alumina hydrosol functions as a source of alumina as well as a binder and/or lubricant, and obviates the need of extraneous binders or lubricants. The method is particularly useful to produce extruded particles of low average bulk density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1973
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1976
    Assignee: Universal Oil Products Company
    Inventors: Roy T. Mitsche, Hillard L. Kuntz, John C. Hayes