Patents by Inventor Lamar F. Sudduth

Lamar F. Sudduth 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).

  • Method for dissolving sulfur deposits rapidly
    Patent number: 4239630
    Abstract: A method for dissolving a deposit of elemental sulfur by contacting the deposit with dialkyl disulfides catalyzed with an aliphatic amine in which a small amount of sulfur is added to the disulfide amine mixture before it is used as a sulfur solvent. The small percentage of sulfur added increases the rate at which the disulfide dissolves such sulfur deposit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1980
    Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)
    Inventors: Fred T. Atkinson, Shelby P. Sharp, Lamar F. Sudduth