Patents by Inventor Kenneth C. Waugh

Kenneth C. Waugh 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).

  • Monitoring reaction of nitrous oxide to form nitrogen
    Patent number: 4877743
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring the reaction between a metal, and/or metal oxide, reactive with nitrous oxide wherein a mixture of nitrous oxide and a diluent is passed through a bed of a material containing the metal, or metal oxide, and the time to a marked change in the exit gas composition is determined. The procedure is of particular utility for metal surface area determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Waugh, Godfrey C. Chinchen