Patents by Inventor Larry E. Reed

Larry E. Reed 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).

  • Antifoulants for thermal cracking processes
    Patent number: 4511405
    Abstract: The formation of carbon on metals exposed to hydrocarbons in a thermal cracking process is reduced by contacting such metals with an antifoulant selected from the group consisting of tin, a combination of tin and antimony, a combination of germanium and antimony, a combination of tin and germanium and a combination of tin, antimony and germanium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1985
    Inventors: Larry E. Reed, Randall A. Porter, Floyd E. Farha, Jr., Jack P. Guillory
  • Antifoulants for thermal cracking processes
    Patent number: 4507196
    Abstract: The formation of carbon on metals exposed to hydrocarbons in a thermal cracking process is reduced by contacting such metals with an antifoulant selected from the group consisting of an organic compound of chromium, a combination of tin and elemental chromium or an organic compound of chromium, a combination of antimony and elemental chromium or an organic compound of chromium and a combination of tin, antimony and elemental chromium or an organic compound of chromium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1985
    Inventors: Larry E. Reed, Randall A. Porter
  • Fibrous carbon production
    Patent number: 4435376
    Abstract: The production of fibrous carbon from hydrocarbons can be improved by employing recycled hydrocarbons as carrier gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1984
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Randall A. Porter, Larry E. Reed
  • Method for reducing carbon formation in a thermal cracking process
    Patent number: 4410418
    Abstract: The formation of carbon on metals exposed to hydrocarbons in a thermal cracking process is reduced by contacting such metals with a halogen containing silicon compound selected from the group consisting of halogen containing silanes, halogen containing disilanes, and halogen containing siloxanes. After the metals are contacted with the halogen containing silicon compound, the halogen containing silicon compound is converted to silicon dioxide to form a protective coating on the metals. This protective coating substantially reduces the formation of carbon on metals exposed to hydrocarbons in a thermal cracking process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1983
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Semyon Kukes, Jesse R. Harris, Randall A. Porter, Larry E. Reed
  • Antifoulants for thermal cracking processes
    Patent number: 4404087
    Abstract: The formation of carbon on metals exposed to hydrocarbons in a thermal cracking process is reduced by contacting such metals with an antifoulant selected from the group consisting of tin, a combination of tin and antimony, a combination of germanium and antimony, a combination of tin and germanium and a combination of tin, antimony and germanium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1983
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Larry E. Reed, Randall A. Porter, Floyd E. Farha, Jr., Jack P. Guillory