Patents by Inventor Richard J. Kurr

Richard J. Kurr 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).

  • Patent number: 4725568
    Abstract: There is disclosed a resin-metal (complex) catalyst, a method for its preparation, activation and use in carrying out Fischer-Tropsch reactions. The complex is a resin which has attached to it a coordination compound(s) and a metal(s). The complex has utility as a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst. More specifically, the complex is useful for the gaseous conversion of synthesis gas (carbon monoxide and hydrogen) to hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Dane K. Parker, Robert W. Strozier, Wen-Liang Hsu, Richard J. Kurr, Neil A. Maly
  • Patent number: 4596831
    Abstract: There is disclosed a resin-metal (complex) catalyst, a method for its preparation, activation and use in carrying out Fischer-Tropsch reactions. The complex is a resin which has attached to it a coordination compound(s) and a metal(s). The complex has utility as a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst. More specifically, the complex is useful for the gaseous conversion of synthesis gas (carbon monoxide and hydrogen) to hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1986
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Wen-Liang Hsu, Richard J. Kurr, Neil A. Maly, Dane K. Parker, Robert W. Strozier