Patents by Inventor James M. Willey

James M. Willey 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).

  • Carbide and oxycarbide based compositions, rigid porous structures including the same, methods of making and using the same
    Patent number: 6841508
    Abstract: Compositions including oxycarbide-based nanorods and/or carbide-based nanorods and/or carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are provided. Rigid porous structures including oxycarbide-based nanorods and/or carbide based nanorods and/or carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are also provided. The compositions and rigid porous structures of the invention can be used either as catalyst and/or catalyst supports in fluid phase catalytic chemical reactions. Processes for making supported catalyst for selected fluid phase catalytic reactions are also provided. The fluid phase catalytic reactions catalyzed include hydrogenation, hydrodesulfurisation, hydrodenitrogenation, hydrodemetallisation, hydrodeoxigenation, hydrodearomatization, dehydrogenation, hydrogenolysis, isomerization, alkylation, dealkylation and transalkylation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Moy, Chunming Niu, Jun Ma, James M. Willey
  • Carbide and oxycarbide based compositions, rigid porous structures including the same, methods of making and using the same
    Publication number: 20030035769
    Abstract: Compositions including oxycarbide-based nanorods and/or carbide-based nanorods and/or carbon nanotubes bearing carbides and oxycarbides and methods of making the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Applicant: Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Moy, Chunning Niu, Jun Ma, James M. Willey
  • Carbide and oxycarbide based compositions, rigid porous structures including the same, methods of making and using the same
    Patent number: 6514897
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and rigid porous structures that contain nanorods having carbides and/or oxycarbides and methods of making and using such compositions and such rigid porous structures. The compositions and rigid porous structures can be used either as catalysts and/or catalyst supports in fluid phase catalytic chemical reactions. Processes for making supported catalyst for selected fluid phase catalytic reactions are also provided. The fluid phase catalytic reactions catalyzed include hydrogenation hydrodesulfuriaation, hydrodenitrogenation, hydrodemetallization, hydrodeoxygenation, hydrodearomatization, dehydrogenation, hydrogenolyis, isomerization, alkylation, dealkylation, oxidation and transalkylation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Moy, Chunming Niu, Jun Ma, James M. Willey