Patents by Inventor Charles Cameron

Charles Cameron 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).

  • Process for producing olefins from natural gas
    Patent number: 5025108
    Abstract: Process for producing olefins from natural gas. The natural gas is fractionated (1). The methane (3) mixed with oxygen (6) crosses the oxidizing reactor (5), receives the C.sub.2 + hydrocarbons (7) and the mixture crosses the pyrolysis reactor (8). A hydrocarbons flow containing olefins (10) is collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Charles Cameron, Hubert Mimoun, Alain Robine, Serge Bonnaudet, Patrick Chaumette, Quang Dang Vu
  • Process for converting methane to higher hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 4929787
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the oxidative conversion of methane or natural gas to higher hydrocarbons, particularly ethylene and ethane, characterized in that a methane-oxygen mixture is passed over a contact mass consisting of at least one compound pertaining to the family of rare-earth metal carbonates. It concerns particularly the use of rare-earth oxycarbonates, more particularly lanthanum oxycarbonate La.sub.2 O.sub.2 (CO.sub.3), as contact mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Charles Cameron, Hubert Mimoun, Serge Bonnaudet, Alain Robine