Patents by Inventor Marylin Huff

Marylin Huff 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).

  • Catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation process
    Patent number: 6452061
    Abstract: A process for the production of a mono-olefin from a gaseous paraffinic hydrocarbon having at least two carbon atoms or mixtures thereof comprising reacting said hydrocarbons and molecular oxygen in the presence of a platinum catalyst. The catalyst consist essentially of platinum supported on alumina or zirconia monolith, preferably zirconia and more preferably in the absence of palladium, rhodium and gold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Lanny D. Schmidt, Marylin Huff
  • Functionalized monolith catalyst and process for production of ketenes
    Patent number: 6232504
    Abstract: A process to produce ketenes by reacting a carboxylic acid in a reactor in the presence of a silica monolith catalyst. The silica monolith catalyst can be prepared by silanizing the monolith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: University of Delaware
    Inventors: Mark Barteau, Marylin Huff, Uwe Pogodda, Ramiro Martinez-Rey