Patents by Inventor Ira C. Bechtold

Ira C. Bechtold 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 producing hydrocarbons from igneous sources
    Patent number: 4140184
    Abstract: A method of producing a hydrocarbon or hydrocarbons is disclosed. The method employs carbon containing material, water and a reaction chamber in a hot subterranean formation. The method steps include:(a) forming an aqueous slurry containing said material in divided, flowable form,(b) passing the slurry into said subterranean formation for chemical interaction of said material at said elevated temperature to form said hydrocarbon, and(c) recovering said hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1979
    Inventors: Ira C. Bechtold, H. Randall Emmerson