Patents by Inventor Henri Amariglio

Henri Amariglio 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).

  • Method for converting methane into higher hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 5414176
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for converting methane into higher hydrocarbons. According to the invention, a catalyst comprised essentially of a metal belonging to the series of transition metals and of a carrier which is comprised particularly of a refractory metal oxide is subjected to a methane flow at a temperature comprised between 100.degree. C. and 300.degree. C. approximately, with a contact time of at least one second, and to a hydrogen flow at a temperature comprised between 100.degree. C. and 300.degree. C. with a contact time of at least one second. The method of the invention is particularly usable in chemical engineering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1995
    Assignee: Gaz de France
    Inventors: Henri Amariglio, Jacques J. Saint Just