Patents by Inventor Wayne R. Pretzer
Wayne R. Pretzer 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).
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Publication number: 20080227925Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition which includes macrocyclic ethylene isophthalate dimer. More specifically, the composition can be: i) A composition comprising polyhydric alcohol, multi-functional carboxylic acid and macrocyclic ethylene isophthalate dimer; ii) A multi-arm polyester resin having a polymer containing: a central unit of a multi-functional molecule of either a multi-functional carboxylic acid or a multi-functional polyhydric alcohol, but not both, and arms derived from macrocyclic ethylene isophthalate dimer. iii) An unsaturated polyester comprising a macrocyclic ethylene isophthalate dimer and one or more polyhydric alcohols, and optionally, one or more aliphatic and/or aromatic acids to form a melt of polymer; then condensing the polymer and one or more ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2007Publication date: September 18, 2008Inventor: Wayne R. Pretzer
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Patent number: 7285675Abstract: The present invention relates to trimellitic anhydride imide ester, a method of making it, and polyesters or polyamides that can be modified with trimellitic anhydride (TMA) to provide better heat resistance and mechanical properties. With the present invention, there are two processes for making TMA-ester. The first process is by charging into a reactor equimolar amounts of trimellitic anhydride and primary hydroxyalkylamine, primary carboxylalkylamine or primary carboxylarylamine, with an excess of alcohol or diol. The second process for producing the imide ester is to react two moles of TMA with one mole of a diamine of the formula H2N—X—NH2 with an excess of alcohol or diol; where X is an aliphatic, alicyclic, or aromatic group. Generally the reactor contains water as a dispersant for the reactants. The reaction time is from about 1-8 hours. The reaction temperature is from about 160° C. to about 220° C.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2005Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Flint Hills Resources, S.a.r.l.Inventors: Wayne R. Pretzer, Geraldine N. McDonald
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Patent number: 6555226Abstract: A carboxyl group-containing polyester resin having suitable properties for use in a powder coating for wood and other temperature-sensitive substances is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2000Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.Inventors: Matthew A. Kulzick, Wayne R. Pretzer
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Patent number: 6437087Abstract: An unsaturated carboxyl group-terminated polyester resin having suitable properties for use in a powder coating for wood and other temperature-sensitive substances is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2000Date of Patent: August 20, 2002Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.Inventors: Matthew A. Kulzick, Wayne R. Pretzer
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Patent number: 5525426Abstract: Hot-melt adhesives based upon a mixture composed of poly(vinylmethylether), greater than about 10 weight percent of a thermoplastic resin and, optionally a tackifier resin and/or extender, are found to be superior for the binding of polyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and ethylene-propylene copolymers to themselves and to other substrates. In particular, the hot-melt adhesives are useful for bonding polyethylene-backed and latex-backed carpet to polyethylene, polypropylene, or ethylene-propylene copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1994Date of Patent: June 11, 1996Assignee: Amoco CorporationInventors: Matthew A. Kulzick, Wayne R. Pretzer, Tsuei-Yun Lynch, Paul A. Koning
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Patent number: 5359006Abstract: Hot-melt adhesives based upon a mixture composed of poly(vinylmethylether), greater than about 10 weight percent of a thermoplastic resin and, optionally a tackifier resin and/or extender, are found to be superior for the binding of polyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and ethylene-propylene copolymers to themselves and to other substrates. In particular, the hot-melt adhesives are useful for bonding polyethylene-backed and latex-backed carpet to polyethylene, polypropylene, or ethylene-propylene copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1993Date of Patent: October 25, 1994Assignee: Amoco CorporationInventors: Matthew A. Kulzick, Wayne R. Pretzer, Tsuei-Yun Lynch, Paul A. Koning
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Regiospecific carbonylation process for making acyl compounds from aromatic heterocycles and olefins
Patent number: 5081250Abstract: A regiospecific, catalyzed process for preparing acyl derivatives of aromatic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds in which the keto group is selectively added ortho to the nitrogen atom on the aromatic ring. In the presence of a ruthenium carbonyl compound, carbon monoxide and an olefin, the aromatic heterocyclic compound which has an unsubstituted carbon atom ortho to at least one of the heterocyclic atoms adds the acyl group essentially completely in ortho position.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1989Date of Patent: January 14, 1992Assignee: Amoco CorporationInventors: Eric J. Moore, Wayne R. Pretzer -
Patent number: 5080978Abstract: Hot-melt adhesives based upon a mixture composed of poly(vinylmethylether), greater than about 10 weight percent of a thermoplastic resin and, optionally a tackifier resin and/or extender, are found to be superior for the binding of polyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and ethylene-propylene copolymers to themselves and to other substrates. In particular, the hot-melt adhesives are useful for bonding polyethylene-backed and latex-backed carpet to polyethylene, polypropylene, or ethylene-propylene copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1991Date of Patent: January 14, 1992Assignee: Amoco CorporationInventors: Matthew A. Kulzick, Wayne R. Pretzer, Tsuei-Yun Lynch, Paul A. Koning
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Patent number: 5045220Abstract: A method of increasing the viscosity of CO.sub.2 at least three-fold by adding (1) a viscosifying amount of a polymer having a Minimum Solubility Parameter of 6.85 or less and a plurality of electron donor atoms selected from the group consisting of O, N, and S, and (2) a sufficient amount of a cosolvent to form a one-phase solution, said cosolvent being capable of (a) dissolving at least 2% by weight of CO.sub.2 at 25.degree. C. and 900 psig, and (b) forming a one-phase mixture with the polymer when the mixture contains 10 weight percent cosolvent at ambient temperature and a pressure sufficient to maintain the cosolvent in the liquid phase. New compositions containing CO.sub.2, the defined polymer and cosolvent are also claimed as is a method for recovering oil from underground formations using a viscosified CO.sub.2.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1989Date of Patent: September 3, 1991Assignee: Chevron Research CompanyInventors: Thomas V. Harris, Cyrus A. Irani, Wayne R. Pretzer
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Patent number: 5022467Abstract: A polymer having pendant silyl ether groups is disclosed having a minimum solubility parameter of 6.85 (cal/cc).sup.1/2 or less. That minimum solubility parameter is reduced to 6.85 (cal/cc).sup.1/2 or less by control of the number of pendant silyl ether groups and by the selection of said silyl ether groups. The polymer can be formed by reacting a olefin monomer with a silyl monomer or by grafting a silyl monomer onto an unsaturated polyolefin. Preferably, the silyl monomer is either a vinyl trimethylsilyl ether monomer, a vinyl dimethylchlorosilane monomer, or a vinyl methyldichlorosilane monomer. Preferably, the olefin monomer is decene, and the unsaturated polyolefin is polydecene.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1987Date of Patent: June 11, 1991Assignee: Chevron Research CompanyInventors: Cyrus A. Irani, Thomas V. Harris, Wayne R. Pretzer
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Patent number: 4945989Abstract: A polymer having pendant tertiary alkyl amine groups is disclosed having a minimum solubility parameter of 6.85 (cal/cc).sup.1/2 or less. That minimum solubility parameter is reduced to 6.85 (cal/cc).sup.1/2 or less by control of the number of pendant tertiary alkyl amine groups and by the selection of said tertiary alkyl amine groups. The polymer can be formed by reacting either polyglycol (such as polypropylene glycol) or a polyolefin (such as polybutadiene) with a secondary amine, such as diisobutylamine.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1987Date of Patent: August 7, 1990Assignee: Chevron Research CompanyInventors: Cyrus A. Irani, Thomas V. Harris, Wayne R. Pretzer
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Patent number: 4945990Abstract: A polymer having pendant vinyl ether groups is disclosed having a minimum solubility parameter of 6.85 (cal/cc).sup.1/2 or less. That minimum solubility parameter is reduced to 6.85 (cal/cc).sup.1/2 or less by control of the number of pendant vinyl ether groups and by the selection of said vinyl ether groups. Preferably, the polymer has a molecular weight of over 1000 and is formed by reacting an olefin monomer (such as decene) with a vinyl(ethyl ether) monomer or by grafting a vinyl ether monomer onto an unsaturated polyolefin (such as polydecene).Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 1987Date of Patent: August 7, 1990Assignee: Chevron Research CompanyInventors: Cyrus A. Irani, Thomas V. Harris, Wayne R. Pretzer
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Patent number: 4913235Abstract: A method of increasing the viscosity of CO.sub.2 at least three-fold by adding (1) a viscosifying amount of a polymer having a Minimum Solubility Parameter of 6.85 or less and a plurality of electron donor atoms selected from the group consisting of O, N, and S, and (2) a sufficient amount of a cosolvent to form a one-phase solution, said cosolvent being capable of (a) dissolving at least 2% by weight of CO.sub.2 at 25.degree. C. and 900 psig, and (b) forming a one-phase mixture with the polymer when the mixture contains 10 weight percent cosolvent at ambient temperature and a pressure sufficient to maintain the cosolvent in the liquid phase. New compositions containing CO.sub.2, the defined polymer and cosolvent are also claimed as is a method for recovering oil from underground formations using a viscosified CO.sub.2.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 1987Date of Patent: April 3, 1990Assignee: Chevron Research CompanyInventors: Thomas V. Harris, Cyrus A. Irani, Wayne R. Pretzer
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Patent number: 4447557Abstract: C.sub.4 compounds including n-butanol and n-butanal are produced by reacting methanol, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide, in the presence of a cobalt catalyst selected from the group consisting of (a) a cobalt carbonyl, (b) a hydrido cobalt carbonyl and (c) a cobalt-containing material convertible to a cobalt carbonyl or a hydrido cobalt carbonyl, an iodine promotor and a thiol defined by the formula:RSHwherein R is selected from the group consisting of saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain alkyl radicals having from one to 24 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl radicals having from three to 40 carbon atoms, aryl radicals having from six to 20 carbon atoms, aralkyl and alkaryl radicals having from six to 40 carbon atoms and halogen substituted derivatives thereof. A high degree of selectivity towards the formation of butanol and butanal is provided by using the cobalt entity and the thiol in a molar ratio in the range of about 2:1 to about 10:1, based on elemental cobalt and sulfur.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1982Date of Patent: May 8, 1984Assignee: Gulf Research & Development CompanyInventors: Wayne R. Pretzer, Thaddeus P. Kobylinski, John E. Bozik
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Patent number: 4438020Abstract: A catalyst particularly suitable for selectively producing aldehydes, particularly acetaldehyde, which comprises (1) cobalt, (2) iodine and (3) a ligand containing atoms from Group VB of the Periodic Table separated by a sterically constrained carbon-carbon bonding.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1982Date of Patent: March 20, 1984Assignee: Gulf Research & Development CompanyInventors: Mohammad M. Habib, Wayne R. Pretzer
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Patent number: 4411820Abstract: Organic urethanes are prepared by reacting an organic nitrocompound, an organic hydroxy compound, and carbon monoxide in the presence of a novel catalyst system. The catalyst system is comprised of a noble metal compound, a heteroaromatic nitrogen compound, and an oxide of thorium or uranium.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1981Date of Patent: October 25, 1983Assignee: Gulf Research & Development CompanyInventors: Wayne R. Pretzer, Richard B. Pannell
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Patent number: 4409404Abstract: A novel process for selectively producing ethanol which comprises introducing into a reaction zone (1) methanol, (2) hydrogen, (3) carbon monoxide, (4) a cobalt carbonyl, a hydrido cobalt carbonyl or a cobalt-containing material convertible to a cobalt carbonyl or a hydrido cobalt carbonyl, (5) a tertiary organo Group VA compound of the Periodic Table, (6) an iodine compound and (7) a ruthenium compound; and then subjecting the contents of said reaction zone to an elevated temperature and an elevated pressure for a time sufficient to convert methanol to ethanol.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 1982Date of Patent: October 11, 1983Assignee: Gulf Research & Development CompanyInventors: Wayne R. Pretzer, Thaddeus P. Kobylinski, John E. Bozik
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Patent number: 4361706Abstract: A process for selectively producing aldehydes, particularly acetaldehyde, which comprises introducing into a reaction zone (1) methanol, (2) carbon monoxide, (3) hydrogen, (4) cobalt, (5) iodine and (6) a ligand containing atoms from Group VB of the Periodic Table separated by a sterically constrained carbon-carbon bond and then subjecting the contents of said reaction zone to an elevated temperature and an elevated pressure for a time sufficient to convert methanol to said aldehydes.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1981Date of Patent: November 30, 1982Assignee: Gulf Research & Development CompanyInventors: Mohammad M. Habib, Wayne R. Pretzer
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Patent number: 4361707Abstract: A process for selectively producing aldehydes, particularly acetaldehyde, which comprises introducing into a reaction zone (1) methanol, (2) carbon monoxide, (3) hydrogen, (4) cobalt, (5) iodine and (6) a specific phosphorus-containing ligand and then subjecting the contents of said reaction zone to an elevated temperature and an elevated pressure for a time sufficient to convert methanol to said aldehydes.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1981Date of Patent: November 30, 1982Assignee: Gulf Research & Development CompanyInventors: Mohammad M. Habib, Wayne R. Pretzer
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Patent number: 4352947Abstract: A process for selectively producing alcohols, particularly ethanol, which comprises introducing into a reaction zone (1) methanol, (2) carbon monoxide, (3) hydrogen, (4) cobalt, (5) iodine, (6) ruthenium and (7) a ligand containing atoms from Group VA of the Periodic Table separated by a sterically constrained carbon-carbon bond, and then subjecting the contents of said reaction zone to an elevated temperature and an elevated pressure for a time sufficient to convert methanol to said ethanol.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1981Date of Patent: October 5, 1982Assignee: Gulf Research & Development CompanyInventors: Mohammad M. Habib, Wayne R. Pretzer