Patents by Inventor Lucien E. Leclercq

Lucien E. Leclercq 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).

  • High surface area molybdenum oxycarbide catalysts
    Patent number: 4271041
    Abstract: Novel, high specific surface area molybdenum oxycarbide catalysts are disclosed. They are prepared by the vapor condensation of molybdenum hexacarbonyl and catalyze the reaction of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to form hydrocarbons. Carburization of the molybdenum oxycarbides increases their activity in the carbon monoxide-hydrogen reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1981
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Michel Boudart, Lucien E. Leclercq