Patents by Inventor Keith G. Ellis

Keith G. Ellis 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).

  • Electrochemical conversion of olefins to oxygenated products
    Patent number: 4602986
    Abstract: Accordingly, the present invention is a process for the electrochemical conversion of an olefinic compound in its gaseous phase to an oxygenated derivative thereof in an electrochemical cell comprising an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte solution characterized in that the conversion of the olefinic compound to the oxygenated derivative occurs within the electrolyte solution in a gas diffusion electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1986
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company P.L.C.
    Inventors: Keith G. Ellis, Mahmood N. Mahmood