Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Lukey

Christopher A. Lukey 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 catalyst for methane
    Patent number: 5066629
    Abstract: An improved catalyst for the oxidative coupling of methane containing a Group IIA element capable, under the reaction conditions, of existing at least partly in its oxide or carbonate form and a clay or a synthetic analogue of a clay. The catalyst preferably comprises an intimate mixture of strontium carbonate and bentonite, in a weight ratio of 80:20. The catalyst advantageously also contains a Group IA oxide or carbonate such as sodium carbonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1991
    Assignees: The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
    Inventors: Christopher A. Lukey, Ashit M. Maitra, Ralph J. Tyler