Article: U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (Nov. 12)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 12 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas.

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Texas Inventors Develop Paraffin Alkylation Process

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- Lawrence A. Smith Jr. of Houston, and William M. Cross Jr. of Pasadena, Texas, have developed a alkylation process for paraffin.

According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to the alkylation of paraffinic hydrocarbon feed stocks wherein an olefin is reacted with isobutane to produce an alkylate product. More particularly the invention relates to a process wherein an intermediate debutanizer is utilized between ...

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