Patents by Inventor Beverly Lynn McFarland

Beverly Lynn McFarland 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).

  • Method for removing organic sulfur from heterocyclic sulfur-containing organic compounds
    Patent number: H1986
    Abstract: A method for removing sulfur from liquid compositions containing aliphatic or cylic organic sulfur-containing compounds, e.g., dibenzothiophene includes activating the sulfur-containing compound by oxidizing either the organic sulfur or adjacent carbon atoms in the presence of a suitable active biocatalyst (ie., microorganism, enzyme, etc.) followed by treating of the activated compound by techniques such as fluidized catalytic cracking so as to remove the sulfur therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Inventors: Ronald M. Atlas, David J. Boron, William R. Deever, Axel R. Johnson, Beverly Lynn McFarland, Jarold A. Meyer