Patents by Inventor Richard Paul Zerger

Richard Paul Zerger 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).

  • Oxidative coupling of methane on octahedral molecular sieve
    Patent number: 5695618
    Abstract: A method of oxidatively coupling methane onto a manganese oxide molecular sieve comprising:(a) passing methane through a microwave plasma activation flow reaction zone onto a manganese oxide molecular sieve, whereby polymer-free methane coupled products are produced; and,(b) recovering the polymer-free methane coupled products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Chi-Lin O'Young, Yan-Fei Shen, Mark William Simon, Steven Lawrence Suib, Richard Paul Zerger