Patents Assigned to Catalytic Materials LLC
  • Process of converting ethylbenzene to styrene using a graphite nanocatalysts
    Patent number: 7307195
    Abstract: Novel catalysts comprised of graphitic nanostructures. The graphitic nanostructure catalysts are suitable for catalyzing reactions such as oxidation, hydrogenation, oxidative-hydrogenation, and dehydrogenation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Catalytic Materials LLC
    Inventors: Mihai Polverejan, Christopher Marotta, R. Terry K. Baker
  • Method for producing powdered metal catalysts
    Patent number: 7211542
    Abstract: A method for producing high yields of high-purity carbon nanostructures having uniform average widths narrower than conventional carbon nanostructures. The nanostructures are produced from unsupported catalytic metal powders. A dispersing agent, such as sodium chloride, is blended with the catalytic metal powders prior to milling to the desired catalytic size to prevent the powder particles from sintering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Catalytic Materials LLC
    Inventors: R. Terry K. Baker, Nelly M. Rodriguez
  • Catalysts for producing narrow carbon nanostructures
    Patent number: 6849245
    Abstract: A method for producing high yields of high-purity carbon nanostructures having uniform average widths narrower than conventional carbon nanostructures. The nanostructures are produced from unsupported catalytic metal powders. A dispersing agent, such as sodium chloride, is blended with the catalytic metal powders prior to milling to the desired catalytic size to prevent the powder particles from sintering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Catalytic Materials LLC
    Inventors: R. Terry K. Baker, Nelly M. Rodriguez
  • Gold catalysts supported on graphitic carbon nanostructures
    Patent number: 6800584
    Abstract: Gold-containing catalysts, which catalyst is comprised of gold on a nanostructure support, which support is characterized as graphite nanofibers comprised of graphite sheets, which graphite sheets are oriented substantially perpendicular or parallel to the longitudinal axis of the nanofiber and wherein said graphite nanofiber contains exposed surfaces and wherein at least about 95% of said exposed surfaces are comprised of edge sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Catalytic Materials LLC
    Inventors: R. Terry K. Baker, Nelly M. Rodriguez
  • Crystalline graphite nanofibers and a process for producing same
    Patent number: 6537515
    Abstract: A process for producing substantially crystalline graphitic carbon nanofibers comprised of graphite sheets. The graphite sheets are substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the carbon nanofiber. These carbon nanofibers are produced by contacting an iron:copper bimetallic bulk catalyst with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen at temperatures from about 550° C. to about 670° C. for an effective amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Catalytic Materials LLC
    Inventors: R. Terry K. Baker, Nelly M. Rodriguez