Patents by Inventor Robert A. Bader

Robert A. Bader 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).

  • Thin bed cofeed reactors for methane conversion
    Patent number: 4876409
    Abstract: The invention relates to the conversion of methane to higher hydrocarbons by reaction of methane and gaseous oxidant under adiabatic conditions in a thin bed reactor, and to reactors for carrying out this reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1989
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventors: David W. Leyshon, Robert A. Bader
  • Reactor for methane conversion
    Patent number: 4855111
    Abstract: The invention relates to a reactor for the conversion of methane to higher molecular weight hydrocarbons comprising an annular reaction zone with ceramic baffles positioned therein perpendicular to the flow of the mixture of gas and fluidized solid catalyst, the baffles having openings adapted to permit passage of the gas-solid mixture therethrough essentially only in the overall direction of flow from inlet to outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Bader, Michael G. Axelrod