Patents by Inventor Henry E. Curry-Hyde

Henry E. Curry-Hyde 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).

  • Methanol synthesis catalyst and method for the production of the catalyst
    Patent number: 5045520
    Abstract: Method for the production of a catalyst suitable for use in the synthesis of methanol obtained by reacting carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide or mixtures thereof, with hydrogen, comprising forming an alloy containing 0 to 50 weight percent zinc, 30 to 75 weight percent aluminum and the balance being substantially all copper, and extracting aluminum from the alloy using an effective concentration of zincate ions in an aqueous solution of an alkali metal hydroxide. Catalysts made by this method are disclosed, together with their use in the preparation of methanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Unisearch Limited
    Inventors: Henry E. Curry-Hyde, Mark S. Wainright, David J. Young