Patents by Inventor Richard I. Martinez

Richard I. Martinez 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 for removing sulfur dioxide from a gas stream
    Patent number: 4351810
    Abstract: A method is provided for removing SO.sub.2 from gas streams by its gas-phase reaction with a stabilized Criegee intermediate under conditions where a very large excess of water vapor is avoided, resulting in efficient scavenging of SO.sub.2 by the Criegee intermediate to form an adduct. The adduct reacts with water vapor to convert it directly to sulfuric acid, which is then separated from the gas stream. The Criegee intermediate may be generated in a variety of ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce
    Inventors: Richard I. Martinez, John T. Herron
  • Method for producing carbocyclic compounds from cyclic sulfide
    Patent number: 4327233
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a carbocyclic compound by contacting an rganic compound containing a 4-8 membered cyclic sulfide with ozone, in the vapor phase, and recovering a product containing a 3-7 membered carbocyclic ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce
    Inventors: Richard I. Martinez, John T. Herron