Patents by Inventor Timothy S. Hake

Timothy S. Hake 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 for the in situ fluorination of a catalyst
    Patent number: 4598059
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a process for in situ fluorinating a catalyst by passing a gas containing hydrogen through a catalyst bed, injecting a gaseous organic fluorine compound into the gas and recycling the gas at such a low temperature and during such a long period that more than 50% of the fluorine compound is physically adsorbed on the catalyst, and then increasing the temperature of the bed so as to finish the in situ fluorination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1986
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Frans Goudriaan, Timothy S. Hake, Peter Ladeur, Patrique Moureaux, Jean-Paul Saint, Nicolaas van Dijk