Patents by Inventor Jacqueline L. Schyryer

Jacqueline L. Schyryer 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).

  • Catalyst for oxidation of volatile organic compounds
    Patent number: 6132694
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for oxidizing volatile organic compounds to carbon dioxide and water with the minimal addition of energy. A mixture of the volatile organic compound and an oxidizing agent (e.g. ambient air containing the volatile organic compound) is exposed to a catalyst which includes a noble metal dispersed on a metal oxide which possesses more than one oxidation state. Especially good results are obtained when the noble metal is platinum, and the metal oxide which possesses more than one oxidation state is tin oxide. A promoter (i.e., a small amount of an oxide of a transition series metal) may be used in association with the tin oxide to provide very beneficial results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: George M. Wood, Billy T. Upchurch, David R. Schryer, Patricia P. Davis, Erik J. Kielin, Kenneth G. Brown, Jacqueline L. Schyryer, Christine M. D'Ambrosia