Patents by Inventor Vernon D. Darling

Vernon D. Darling 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).

  • Control and optimization of process for making ethylene oxide
    Patent number: 7851760
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for controlling the Limiting Oxygen Value (LOV) of a reactor for producing ethylene oxide using a tunable diode laser. The sample to be tested is extracted. A method for controlling oxygen analyzer safety shutdown for a reactor for producing ethylene oxide using a tunable diode laser is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Inventors: James D. Tate, Louise A. Mahoney, Vernon D. Darling
  • CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION OF PROCESS FOR MAKING ETHYLENE OXIDE
    Publication number: 20100032570
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for controlling the Limiting Oxygen Value (LOV) of a reactor for producing ethylene oxide using a tunable diode laser. The sample to be tested is extracted. A method for controlling oxygen analyzer safety shutdown for a reactor for producing ethylene oxide using a tunable diode laser is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: James D. Tate, Louise A. Mahoney, Vernon D. Darling