Patents by Inventor John R. Patterson

John R. Patterson 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).

  • Noble metal reforming of naphtha
    Patent number: 4292167
    Abstract: Conventional noble metal reforming to upgrade the octane number of petroleum naphtha is an endothermic reaction which is carried out in a series of reactors with intermediate furnace heating of the petroleum fraction being upgraded. This specification discloses a process and apparatus configuration to increase the octane number of the reformate at a minimum liquid yield loss by cooling the first reforming stage effluent and then contacting the cooled effluent with a ZSM-5 type zeolite catalyst prior to the first intermediate furnace heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1981
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Bonacci, John R. Patterson
  • Instrument display housing or similar article
    Patent number: D244930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1977
    Inventor: John R. Patterson