Patents by Inventor Amy H. Roy

Amy H. Roy 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).

  • Dual catalyst system for alkane metathesis
    Patent number: 7902417
    Abstract: A method of converting at least one first alkane to a mixture of at least one low molecular weight alkane (optionally also including additional lower and/or higher molecular weight alkanes) and at least one high molecular weight alkane, comprising: reacting a first alkane in the presence of dual catalyst system comprising a first catalyst (i.e., a hydrogen transfer catalyst and preferably an iridium pincer complex catalyst) and a second catalyst (i.e., a metathesis catalyst) to produce a mixture of low and high molecular weight alkanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignees: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Alan S. Goldman, Maurice Brookhart, Amy H. Roy, Ritu Ahuja, Zheng Huang