Patents by Inventor Ernest Kapp

Ernest Kapp 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).

  • Patent number: 3933979
    Abstract: Hydrogen containing gases are purified to remove components therein having polymerization, resinification or coking tendencies or to transform such compounds into harmless compounds. The sulfur content of the hydrogen containing gas is adjusted by adding sulfur or sulfur compounds such that the sulfur content is at least 0.05 to 8 g/Nm.sup.3. The adjusted gas is then passed through a hydrogenation catalyst at temperatures between 100.degree. and 400.degree.C. Suitable hydrogenation catalysts are one or more sulfides and/or oxides of metals of the 6th and 8th Group of the periodic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1973
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1976
    Assignee: Metallgesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Eisenlohr, Berthold Scholz, Ernest Kapp