Patents by Inventor Ervine Stout Holmes

Ervine Stout Holmes 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).

  • Purification of natural gas streams containing oxygen
    Patent number: 4025321
    Abstract: Hydrocarbon gas streams containing small quantities of molecular oxygen are found to adversely affect the adsorptive characteristics of zeolite adsorbent beds at temperatures above 350.degree. F. Problem is avoided by converting the oxygen to readily sorbable compounds prior to contacting the bed with the gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1977
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Alan Anderson, Karl Gardner Davis, Ervine Stout Holmes