Patents by Inventor W. Bertram Scarborough

W. Bertram Scarborough 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).

  • Method of reducing corrosion in sour gas sweetening systems
    Patent number: 4205050
    Abstract: In a gas purification process wherein hydrogen sulfide is adsorbed by an alkanolamine solution in an absorption zone and desorbed in a regenerating column, the improvement comprising reducing corrosion in the overhead section of the column by introducing into the overhead section of the regenerating column an effective amount of ammonia scrubber bottoms liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1980
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Piehl, W. Bertram Scarborough