Patents by Inventor Reuben Mfon Umoh

Reuben Mfon Umoh 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).

  • Process and apparatus for the production of alcohols
    Patent number: 8273922
    Abstract: A process utilising the gases carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen to produce alcohols directly, comprises the steps of bringing a fluid mixture comprising carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen into contact with the surfaces of a supported tubular porous catalyst membrane having a range of pore sizes including micropores, mesopores and macropores, controlling the temperature of the said catalyst membrane, maintaining a pressure over said catalyst membrane of from 88 to 600 kPa, and recovering alcohol containing product formed by contact of the fluid mixture with said catalyst membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: The Robert Gordon University
    Inventors: Edward Gobina, Reuben Mfon Umoh
  • PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALCOHOLS
    Publication number: 20100217051
    Abstract: A process utilising the gases carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen to produce alcohols directly, comprises the steps of bringing a fluid mixture comprising carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen into contact with the surfaces of a supported tubular porous catalyst membrane having a range of pore sizes including micropores, mesopores and macropores, controlling the temperature of the said catalyst membrane, maintaining a pressure over said catalyst membrane of from 88 to 600 kPa, and recovering alcohol containing product formed by contact of the fluid mixture with said catalyst membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: THE ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Edward Gobina, Reuben Mfon Umoh