Patents by Inventor Michael Stoukides

Michael Stoukides 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 and apparatus for converting ethylene to ethylene oxide
    Patent number: 4329208
    Abstract: Ethylene oxide is formed by the oxidation of ethylene. An ethylene-containing gas is contacted with an oxidation catalyst deposited on the surface of a solid electrolyte while an oxygen-containing gas contacted with a second catalyst capable of dissociating oxygen gas to oxygen ion deposited upon a second surface of the solid electrolyte. Oxygen ions are transported under a positive voltage applied through the solid electrolyte to react with ethylene to form ethylene oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1982
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Costas G. Vayenas, Michael Stoukides