Patents by Inventor Jeffrey B. Hoke

Jeffrey B. Hoke 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).

  • Hydrodehalogenation of aromatic compounds
    Patent number: 5177268
    Abstract: A process for hydrodehalogenating halogenated aromatics present in a contaminated aqueous environmental source in which the halogenated aromatics are reacted with hydrogen gas or a source of hydrogen gas in the presence of a basic proton acceptor and a catalyst of palladium on carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: Engelhard Corporation
    Inventors: Edward N. Balko, Jeffrey B. Hoke, Gary A. Gramiccioni