Patents by Inventor Tom L. Flowers

Tom L. Flowers 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).

  • Higher alcohols for solvents in amine production
    Patent number: 7196223
    Abstract: A nitrile-containing mixture, which includes a nitrile dissolved in a higher alcohol solvent, and hydrogen are fed to a reactor containing a catalyst. An amine is produced by hydrogenating the nitrile that is dissolved in the higher alcohol solvent. In a preferred embodiment, the reactor also contains a caustic solution. The preferred nitrile-containing mixture includes octadecaneditrile (ODDN) and hexanol to produce a preferred octadecanediamine (ODDA) through hydrogenation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Solutia, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom L. Flowers, Anthony K. Uriarte, Shannon Davis, Gregory J. Ward