Patents by Inventor Richard W. Lunden

Richard W. Lunden 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).

  • Patent number: 4705927
    Abstract: A novel and improved microwave oven cooking utensil wherein a water absorbing member generally underlies a microwave opaque cooking container such that food contained in the container may be cooked in a microwave oven through direct exposure to microwave radiation and indirect heating of the container by steam evolved from the water absorbing member upon simultaneous exposure thereof to microwave radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Assignee: Aluminum Company of America
    Inventors: Thomas L. Levendusky, Arthur Benson, Richard W. Lunden
  • Patent number: 4434281
    Abstract: There is provided a solid, particulate, catalytic complex suitable for the stereospecific polymerization of olefins prepared by reducing TiCl.sub.4, contacting the resultant reduced solid with a complexing agent to obtain a treated solid and contacting the treated solid with TiCl.sub.4 in the presence of silica which has been treated with an alkylaluminum halide. When such a catalyst complex is combined with a suitable activator to polymerize olefins, a high degree of stereospecificity is attained, the activity of the catalyst complex is reduced for polymerization control and the efficiency of the titanium employed is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1984
    Assignee: Gulf Research & Development Company
    Inventors: Harold E. Swift, Richard W. Lunden
  • Patent number: 4398005
    Abstract: There is provided a solid, particulate, catalytic complex suitable for the stereospecific polymerization of olefins prepared by reducing TiCl.sub.4, contacting the resultant reduced solid with a complexing agent to obtain a treated solid and contacting the treated solid with TiCl.sub.4 in the presence of silica which has been treated with an aromatic ester. When such a catalyst complex is combined with a suitable activator to polymerize olefins, a high degree of stereospecificity is attained, the activity of the catalyst complex is reduced for polymerization control and the efficiency of the titanium employed is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1983
    Assignee: Gulf Research & Development Company
    Inventors: Harold E. Swift, Richard W. Lunden
  • Patent number: 4376061
    Abstract: There is provided a solid, particulate, catalytic complex suitable for the stereospecific polymerization of olefins prepared by reducing TiCl.sub.4, contacting the resultant reduced solid with a complexing agent to obtain a treated solid and contacting the treated solid with TiCl.sub.4 in the presence of silica which has been treated with an alkylaluminum halide. When such a catalyst complex is combined with a suitable activator to polymerize olefins, a high degree of stereospecificity is attained, the activity of the catalyst complex is reduced for polymerization control and the efficiency of the titanium employed is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1983
    Assignee: Gulf Research & Development Company
    Inventors: Harold E. Swift, Richard W. Lunden
  • Patent number: 4367161
    Abstract: There is provided a solid, particulate, catalytic complex suitable for the stereospecific polymerization of olefins prepared by reducing TiCl.sub.4, contacting the resultant reduced solid with a complexing agent to obtain a treated solid and contacting the treated solid with TiCl.sub.4 in the presence of silica which has been treated with an aromatic ester. When such a catalyst complex is combined with a suitable activator to polymerize olefins, a high degree of stereospecificity is attained, the activity of the catalyst complex is reduced for polymerization control and the efficiency of the titanium employed is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1983
    Assignee: Gulf Research & Development Company
    Inventors: Harold E. Swift, Richard W. Lunden
  • Patent number: 4330432
    Abstract: A novel catalyst composition comprising (A) the solid reaction product of (1) at least one non-halide-containing organic oxygenated compound of magnesium, (2) at least one non-halide-containing organic oxygenated titanium compound and (3) an aluminum halide; (B) an activator; and (C) at least one non-halide-containing organic oxygenated titanium compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1982
    Assignee: Gulf Research & Development Company
    Inventors: David L. Beach, Richard W. Lunden, Adolfo Zambelli
  • Patent number: 4329255
    Abstract: A novel catalyst system comprising (A) the solid product obtained by (1) treating a polymeric support carrying a magnesium compound with a titanium halide and (2) reacting the product of (1) with an aluminum hydrocarbyl; (B) an activator; and (C) at least one non-halide-containing organic oxygenated titanium compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1982
    Assignee: Gulf Research & Development Company
    Inventors: David L. Beach, Richard W. Lunden, Adolfo Zambelli