Patents by Inventor Robert Smol

Robert Smol 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).

  • Mechanochemical hydrogenation of coal
    Patent number: 4250015
    Abstract: Hydrogenation of coal is improved through the use of a mechanical force to reduce the size of the particulate coal simultaneously with the introduction of gaseous hydrogen, or other hydrogen donor composition. Such hydrogen in the presence of elemental tin during this one-step size reduction-hydrogenation further improves the yield of the liquid hydrocarbon product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Ralph T. Yang, Robert Smol, Gerald Farber, Leonard M. Naphtali