Patents by Inventor Nicholas Richard Burke

Nicholas Richard Burke 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).

  • Cineole
    Patent number: 8710287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing unsaturated cyclic and/or aromatic compounds from 1,8-cineole, the process comprising pyrolysing 1,8-cineole in the presence of gamma-alumina supported transition metal catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Benjamin Aldo Leita, Peter Gray, Nicholas Richard Burke, Michael Shane O'Shea, Garbriella Maria Furtenbach
  • CINEOLE
    Publication number: 20120264988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing unsaturated cyclic and/or aromatic compounds from 1,8-cineole, the process comprising pyrolysing 1,8-cineole in the presence of gamma-alumina supported transition metal catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Benjamin Aldo Leita, Peter Gray, Nicholas Richard Burke, Michael Shane O'shea, David Lawrence Trimm, Garbriella Maria Furtenbach
  • Production of synthesis gas using catalyst-coated turbine blades
    Patent number: 8146367
    Abstract: A process for the production of synthesis gas by oxidizing a hydrocarbon fuel comprises forming mixture of the fuel and an oxidizing gas and contacting the mixture with a catalyst coated on at least part of a turbine (18) to produce a heated gas and passing the heated gas through the turbine (18) to produce power. Also a turbine (18) having a surface comprising a catalyst for the above process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: David Lawrence Trimm, Nicholas Richard Burke