Patents by Inventor Emily Carson

Emily Carson 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).

  • Supported iridium catalysts
    Patent number: 8362312
    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, comprises: reacting a first alkane in the presence of dual catalyst system comprising a first catalyst (i.e., a hydrogen transfer catalyst) and a second catalyst (i.e., a metathesis catalyst) to produce a mixture of low and high molecular weight alkanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Maurice Brookhart, Alan Goldman, Emily Carson, Zheng Huang, Sabuj Kumar Kundu
  • SUPPORTED IRIDIUM CATALYSTS
    Publication number: 20100236984
    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, comprises: reacting a first alkane in the presence of dual catalyst system comprising a first catalyst (i.e., a hydrogen transfer catalyst) and a second catalyst (i.e., a metathesis catalyst) to produce a mixture of low and high molecular weight alkanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Maurice Brookhart, Alan Goldman, Emily Carson, Zheng Huang, Sabuj Kumar Kundu