Patents by Inventor Paul C. J. Smith

Paul C. J. Smith 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).

  • Hydrocarbon dehydrogenation reactions
    Patent number: 5001291
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for (a) catalytically dehydrogenating a saturated hydrocarbon to the corresponding unsaturated hydrocarbon and hydrogen, (b) removing hydrogen from the products of step (a) over a catalyst supported on tin oxide and (c) dehydrogenating the products from step (b) under conditions of step (a). The process is effective for the production of e.g. styrene from ethylbenzene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Holt, Paul C. J. Smith