Patents by Inventor Jack G. Creer

Jack G. Creer 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).

  • Two-stage process for converting propane to aromatics
    Patent number: 4554393
    Abstract: A process for the production of aromatic compounds from low-molecular weight predominantly paraffinic feedstock which comprises contacting the feedstock in a first reactor with a dehydrogenation catalyst to produce a first reaction product containing alkenes; contacting said first reaction product in a second reactor with a crystalline aluminosilicate catalyst to produce a second reaction product containing aromatics; and separating an aromatic-rich fraction therefrom. In a preferred embodiment the feedstock consists essentially of propane and/or butane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1985
    Assignees: The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Sandra Liberts, Jack G. Creer, Thomas Mole
  • Aromatization of acetylene
    Patent number: 4424401
    Abstract: A process for production of hydrocarbons useful as fuels, comprises contacting a feed stream containing acetylene with a zeolite catalyst, whereby a reaction product containing said hydrocarbons is obtained. In a preferred embodiment the feed stream contains acetylene in admixture with one or more other compounds, for example inert gases, water, hydrogen, methane, ethane, and alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1984
    Assignees: The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited, Commonwealth Scientific, Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Noam White, Douglas A. Kagi, Jack G. Creer, Peter Tsai