Patents by Inventor Ian C. Jeffery

Ian C. Jeffery 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).

  • Hydrogen production
    Patent number: 4721611
    Abstract: Catalytic shift is effected in a reactor provided using a copper catalyst in indirect heat exchange with boiling water at a gas flow rate of 200 to 800 kg mol per hour per m.sup.3 of catalyst. The shift is effected using an outlet temperature in the range 230.degree. to 280.degree. C. that is preferably 10.degree. to 30.degree. C. below the maximum, or inlet, temperature. The heat exchange surface is 30 to 200 m.sup.2 per m.sup.3 of catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1988
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: Alwyn Pinto, Ian C. Jeffery