Patents by Inventor George Albert Huff

George Albert Huff 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).

  • Fischer-Tropsch process
    Patent number: 7138434
    Abstract: Process for converting synthesis gas to higher hydrocarbons, at an elevated temperature and pressure. The process comprises continuously introducing a synthesis gas feed stream comprising 0.1 to 50% by volume of carbon dioxide into a continuous stirred reactor system comprising a reactor vessel containing a suspension of a solid particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst suspended in a liquid medium, wherein the solid particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst is stable in the presence of carbon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignees: BP Exploration Operating Company Limited, Davy Process Technology Limited
    Inventors: George Albert Huff, Barry Nay
  • Fischer-tropsch process
    Publication number: 20040152794
    Abstract: A process for converting synthesis gas to higher hydrocarbons, at an elevated temperature and pressure, comprising continuously introducing a synthesis gas feed stream comprising 0.1 to 50% by volume of carbon dioxide into a continuous stirred reactor system comprising a reactor vessel containing a suspension of a solid particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst suspended in a liquid medium wherein the solid particulate Fischer-Tropsch catalyst is stable in the presence of carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: George Albert Huff, Barry Nay