Patents by Inventor James J. Tanke

James J. Tanke 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).

  • Methyl-substituted biphenyl compounds, their production and their use in the manufacture of plasticizers
    Patent number: 9688602
    Abstract: In a process for producing a methyl-substituted biphenyl compound, at least one methyl-substituted cyclohexylbenzene compound of the formula: wherein each of m and n is independently an integer from 1 to 3, is contacted with a dehydrogenation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a dehydrogenation reaction product comprising at least one methyl-substituted biphenyl compound. The dehydrogenation catalyst comprises an element or compound thereof from Group 10 of the Periodic Table of Elements deposited on a refractory support, such as alumina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Jihad M. Dakka, Chuansheng Bai, James J. Tanke, Gregory J. De Martin, Mary T. Van Nostrand, Michael Salciccioli, Ali A. Kheir, Neeraj Sangar
  • Methyl-Substituted Biphenyl Compounds, Their Production and Their Use in the Manufacture of Plasticizers
    Publication number: 20140275607
    Abstract: In a process for producing a methyl-substituted biphenyl compound, at least one methyl-substituted cyclohexylbenzene compound of the formula: wherein each of m and n is independently an integer from 1 to 3, is contacted with a dehydrogenation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a dehydrogenation reaction product comprising at least one methyl-substituted biphenyl compound. The dehydrogenation catalyst comprises an element or compound thereof from Group 10 of the Periodic Table of Elements deposited on a refractory support, such as alumina.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Jihad M. Dakka, Chuansheng Bai, James J. Tanke, Gregory J. De Martin, Mary T. Van Nostrand, Michael Salciccioli, Ali A. Kheir, Neeraj Sangar