Patents by Inventor Eric A. Schotz

Eric A. Schotz 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 making alpha, omega-diiodoperfluoroalkanes
    Patent number: 9212119
    Abstract: A method of making ?,?-diiodoperfluoroalkanes includes combining: diatomic iodine, at least one perfluoroalkylene oxide represented by the formula wherein Rf represents a perfluoroalkyl group; and at least one of: a) a first metallic compound comprising nickel, and a second metallic compound comprising molybdenum that is compositionally different from the first metallic compound; or b) a metallic alloy comprising from 50 to 70 percent by weight of nickel and from 20 to 40 percent by weight of molybdenum, based on the total weight of the metallic alloy, thereby producing at least one product represented by the formula I(CF2)nI, wherein n independently represents an integer in the range of from 1 to 11. The total weight of the at least one product wherein n is 3 or greater exceeds the total weight of the at least one product wherein n is 1 or 2 by a factor of at least 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Steven J. Martin, Luke T. Dressel, Aaron E. Hutt, Eric A. Schotz, Terence D. Spawn, Miguel A. Guerra, Tatsuo Fukushi, Jeremy A. Miller, Christopher M. Geise, James A. McDonell
  • METHOD OF MAKING ALPHA, OMEGA-DIIODOPERFLUOROALKANES
    Publication number: 20150259270
    Abstract: A method of making ?,?-diiodoperfluoroalkanes includes combining: diatomic iodine, at least one perfluoroalkylene oxide represented by the formula wherein Rf represents a perfluoroalkyl group; and at least one of: a) a first metallic compound comprising nickel, and a second metallic compound comprising molybdenum that is compositionally different from the first metallic compound; or b) a metallic alloy comprising from 50 to 70 percent by weight of nickel and from 20 to 40 percent by weight of molybdenum, based on the total weight of the metallic alloy, thereby producing at least one product represented by the formula I(CF2)nI, wherein n independently represents an integer in the range of from 1 to 11. The total weight of the at least one product wherein n is 3 or greater exceeds the total weight of the at least one product wherein n is 1 or 2 by a factor of at least 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Steven J. Martin, Luke T. Dressel, Aaron E. Hutt, Eric A. Schotz, Terence D. Spawn, Miguel A. Guerra, Tatsuo Fukushi, Jeremy A. Miller, Christopher M. Geise, James A. McDonell
  • Method of detecting a short incident during electrochemical processing and a system therefor
    Patent number: 6361678
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of detecting a short incident in an electrochemical cell (e.g., a Simons electrochemical fluorination cell or bipolar flow cell) using means for detecting vibration to detect vibration of an external piece on the cell. The present invention further provides a system for detecting a short incident in an electrochemical cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: William V. Childs, Christopher L. Gross, Mark P. Smith, Eric A. Schotz