Patents by Inventor Vern L. Hill

Vern L. Hill 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 hydroforming hydrocarbon liquids
    Patent number: 5002752
    Abstract: A mixed-solid solution tri-metallic oxide/sulfide catalyst having the formula:M.sub.I O.sub.a S.sub.b .multidot.M.sub.II O.sub.c M.sub.III O.sub.dwherein M.sub.I is vanadium, neodymium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, and mixtures thereof; O is oxygen; S is sulfur; a is selected from zero and a number up to a positive real number representing the stoichiometric requirement, and b is selected from zero and a number up to a positive real number representing the stoichiometric requirement, provided one of a and b is a positive real number; M.sub.II is titanium, zirconium, hafnium, and mixtures thereof; c is a positive real number up to the stoichiometric requirement; M.sub.III is lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, zinc, cadmium, mercury, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, actinium, and mixtures thereof; and d is a positive real number up to the stoichiometric requirement; and wherein M.sub.I O.sub.a S.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Assignee: Gas Research Institute
    Inventors: Anthony L. Lee, Howard S. Meyer, Vern L. Hill
  • Mixed-solid solution tri-metallic oxide/sulfide catalyst and process for its preparation
    Patent number: 4929585
    Abstract: A mixed-solid solution tri-metallic oxide/sulfide catalyst having the formula:M.sub.I O.sub.a S.sub.b.M.sub.II O.sub.c M.sub.III O.sub.dwherein M.sub.I is vanadium, neodymium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, and mixtures thereof; O is oxygen; S is sulfur; a is selected from zero and a number up to a positive real number representing the stoichiometric requirement, and b is selected from zero and a number up to a positive real number representing the stoichiometric requirement, provided one of a and b is a positive real number; M.sub.II is titanium, zirconium, hafnium, and mixtures thereof; c is a positive real number up to the stoichiometric requirement; M.sub.III is lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, francium, beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, radium, zinc, cadmium, mercury, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, actinium, and mixtures thereof; and d is a positive real number up to the stoichiometric requirement; and wherein M.sub.I O.sub.a S.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Gas Research Institute
    Inventors: Anthony L. Lee, Howard S. Meyer, Vern L. Hill