Patents by Inventor Veluswamy R. LaVanga

Veluswamy R. LaVanga 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).

  • Catalyst composition and process of making
    Patent number: 4831003
    Abstract: A catalyst composition prepared by depositing a metal or metal compound onto a carbon support formed, in effect, simultaneously with the deposition of the metal or metal compound via partial combustion of an unsaturated hydrocarbon and thereafter converting said metal or metal compound to an oxide or sulfide having hydrogenation activity. The metal is selected from the group of metals consisting of Groups II-B, IV-B, IV-A, V-A, VI-A, VII-A and VIII-A metals of the Periodic Table of the Elements. The catalyst compositions are useful in hydroconversion and hydrotreating processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Robert J. Lang, Peter S. Maa, Veluswamy R. LaVanga