Patents by Inventor Larry E. Melde

Larry E. Melde 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).

  • Modified trilobe shape for maleic anhydride catalyst
    Patent number: 8993473
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include improved shaped catalyst structures containing catalytic material comprised of mixed oxides of vanadium and phosphorus and using such shaped catalyst structures for the production of maleic anhydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Huntsman Petrochemical LLC
    Inventors: Larry E. Melde, William A. Smith
  • MODIFIED TRILOBE SHAPE FOR MALEIC ANHYDRIDE CATALYST
    Publication number: 20110201829
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include improved shaped catalyst structures containing catalytic material comprised of mixed oxides of vanadium and phosphorus and using such shaped catalyst structures for the production of maleic anhydride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: Huntsman Petrochemical LLC
    Inventors: Larry E. Melde, William A. Smith