Patents by Inventor Joseph R. Le Blanc, Jr.

Joseph R. Le Blanc, Jr. 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).

  • Adiabatically reforming a reformed gas for producing methanol
    Patent number: 4443560
    Abstract: The present invention is an improvement to a process for producing methanol which uses both steam reforming and partial oxidation by adiabatically reforming with substantially pure oxygen the reformed gas to produce the maximum amount of hydrogen for the synthesis of methanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Assignee: The M. W. Kellogg Company
    Inventors: Joseph R. Le Blanc, Jr., Dewey O. Moore, Robert V. Schneider, III