Patents Represented by Attorney Charles S. Lynch

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  • Method of making tri-(.beta.-cyanoethyl)amine
    Patent number: 4552705
    Abstract: Disclosed is the liquid phase reaction of the acrylonitrile with ammonia in the presence of a large amount of a polar solvent having a high dielectric constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Dean T. Tsou, Sandra L. Denman, James D. Burrington, Mark C. Cesa
  • Oxidation of unsaturated aldehydes
    Patent number: 4552978
    Abstract: A vapor phase catalytic process for making an unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefinically unsaturated aldehyde, particularly acrylic acid from acrolein, by oxidation thereof with molecular oxygen, optionally in the presence of steam and a new catalyst comprising a complex oxide catalyst of Mo, V and Zr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventor: Wilfrid G. Shaw
  • Method of making acetals by catalytic reaction of aldehydes with hydroxyalkanes
    Patent number: 4536585
    Abstract: It is disclosed that a Pd-Tl alloy catalyst is used in making acetals and acetalic ethers from alcohols and saturated or unsaturated aldehydes, and to make cyclic acetals and cyclic acetalic ethers when reacting with diols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1985
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Christos Paparizos, Robert S. Shout, Wilfrid G. Shaw
  • Conversion of acetonitrile to glycolonitrile and/or glycolamide
    Patent number: 4515732
    Abstract: The vapor phase oxidation of acetonitrile with molecular oxygen in the presence or absence of water vapor to produce glycolonitrile or glycolamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1985
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: James F. Brazdil, Jr., William A. Marritt, Michael D. Ward
  • Ammoxidation of methanol to produce hydrogen cyanide
    Patent number: 4511548
    Abstract: Promoted antimony phosphate oxide complexes are excellent catalysts for the ammoxidation of methanol to HCN especially at high methanol throughputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1985
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: T. G. Attig, R. K. Grasselli
  • Catalysts and process of making
    Patent number: 4508848
    Abstract: Disclosed are vanadium-antimony oxide catalysts deposited as an outer layer on certain oxide support compositions. A method of making a microspheroidal fluidizable catalyst of such description is disclosed. The catalysts are useful for the oxidative conversion of o-xylene to phthalic anhydride and have good attrition resistance, as well as good activity for such reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Serge R. Dolhyj, Roseann M. Enyedy
  • Process for the manufacture of acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile
    Patent number: 4503001
    Abstract: Monoolefins such as propylene and isobutylene are converted to the corresponding unsaturated nitriles, acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile, respectively, by reacting a mixture of the olefin, ammonia, and a molecular oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalyst containing the oxides of iron, bismuth, molybdenum, and cobalt or nickel or both, and optionally an oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of the alkali metals, rare earth metals, tantalum and niobium, and optionally one or more of the oxides of the elements selected from the group consisting of phosphorus and arsenic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1985
    Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)
    Inventors: Robert K. Grasselli, Arthur F. Miller, Harley F. Hardman
  • Catalytic dimerization of acrylonitrile
    Patent number: 4500468
    Abstract: Disclosed is the dimerization of acrylonitrile to .alpha.-methyleneglutaronitrile using certain metal aryl sulfinate and selenate catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1985
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: James D. Burrington, Marc W. Blachman
  • Catalytic reaction of acrolein and methacrolein with alcohols and glycols
    Patent number: 4499308
    Abstract: Disclosed is the reaction acrolein or methacrolein with a mono- or dihydroxyalkane to produce a 3-alkoxypropionaldehyde or a 3-(hydroxyalkoxy)propionaldehyde in the case of acrolein; or to produce a 3-alkoxy-2-methylpropionaldehyde or a 3-(hydroxyalkoxy)-2-methylpropionaldehyde in the case of methacrolein, by contacting a mixture of the recited reactants with a particulate solid metallic catalyst comprising an alloy of palladium and cadmium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Christos Paparizos, Robert S. Shout, Wilfrid G. Shaw
  • Production of unsaturated nitriles using catalysts promoted with various metals
    Patent number: 4495109
    Abstract: Certain catalysts containing iron, bismuth and molybdenum plus nickel, cobalt, manganese, magnesium, zinc, cadmium or calcium have been found to give especially large volumes of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile in a given time when germanium, tin, copper, silver, chromium, ruthenium, titanium, tungsten and/or beryllium are incorporated into the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Robert K. Grasselli, Dev D. Suresh, Arthur F. Miller
  • Ammoxidation of methanol to produce hydrogen cyanide
    Patent number: 4485079
    Abstract: Promoted bismuth rare earth molybdenum oxide complexes are excellent catalysts for the ammoxidation of methanol to HCN especially at high methanol throughputs at contact times appropriate for fluid-bed operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1984
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: James F. Brazdil, Jr., Thomas G. Attig, Robert K. Grasselli
  • Iron selenium tellurium oxide catalysts
    Patent number: 4473506
    Abstract: Oxide complex catalysts of iron, selenium and tellurium provide good yields of acrylonitrile in the ammoxidation of propylene with high selectivities at low temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1984
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: James D. Burrington, James F. Brazdil, Robert K. Grasselli
  • Combination fixed-fluid bed reactor
    Patent number: 4470931
    Abstract: A process for conducting a combination of fixed and fluid-bed catalytic reactions is achieved by employing fixed-bed catalysts on supports within the fluid bed. The fluid-bed catalysts may move in both directions through the fixed bed, thereby giving advantages of both types of beds in one reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1984
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: James L. Callahan, Arthur F. Miller, Wilfrid G. Shaw
  • Acrylic dimerization using supported catalysts
    Patent number: 4422980
    Abstract: Acrylonitrile is catalytically dimerized using a catalyst comprising a polymer support and a ruthenium complex bonded thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1983
    Assignee: Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: R. K. Grasselli, J. D. Burrington, F. A. Pesa, H. F. Hardman
  • Parrot-beakable freestanding plastic drum assemblage
    Patent number: 4385709
    Abstract: There is provided a plural part receptacle assemblage for the storage and handling of bulk quantities of material which assemblage includes a tight-head plastic drum molded as a single article to which is concentrically attached, subsequent to the formation of the drum, handling means so arranged and constructed as to be grippable about substantially the full 360.degree. circumference of the drum with steel drum chime-handling devices for transportation of the assemblage and the bulk quantities of material stored in the drum; preferably the drum or handling means, or both, include means for preventing liquid accumulation between the handling means and drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1983
    Assignee: Owens-Illinois, Inc.
    Inventor: Geoffrey C. Ames
  • Copolyesters
    Patent number: 4384106
    Abstract: Disclosed are copolyesters based on terephthalic or isophthalic acids, or both and at least one of 1,3 bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)benzene and bis(4-.beta.-hydroxyethoxyphenyl) sulfone, which also contain 1,4 bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)benzene as one of the diol reactants in order to prepare solid copolyesters having improved folding endurance or fatigue resistance than the same copolyesters without such coreactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1983
    Assignee: Owens-Illinois, Inc.
    Inventors: Santos W. Go, Dennis J. Burzynski
  • Heat-resistant molding composition and molded parts for handling hot glass articles
    Patent number: 4382998
    Abstract: This invention relates to rigid solid-lubricant composite materials which are extremely heat and wear-resistant and are moldable and thermosetting when molded to shape for handling hot glass articles. The composition is comprised of an organic silicone resin having chopped glass fibers and a finely-ground graphite-containing material therein. The composition may be molded to shape by compression or transfer molding into conveyor parts, for example, for handling newly-formed hot glass articles without marring their surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1983
    Assignee: Owens-Illinois, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Stengle, Jr., Lester C. Minneman
  • B.sub.2 O.sub.3 Diffusion processes
    Patent number: 4379006
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of evolving B.sub.2 O.sub.3 from certain B.sub.2 O.sub.3 containing glass-ceramics by heating the glass-ceramic in the pressure of helium as a carrier or transport gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1983
    Assignee: Owens-Illinois, Inc.
    Inventor: James E. Rapp
  • Container with expansion type locking closure
    Patent number: 4369892
    Abstract: Disclosed is a closure system for a container made of flexible and resilient material comprising a lid engaging the finish of the container and an expansion means such as a toggle pressure ring pressing a sidewall of said lid outwardly against the finish of the container to lock and seal said lid on said container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1983
    Assignee: Owens-Illinois, Inc.
    Inventor: Albert R. Uhlig
  • Method and apparatus for manufacture of glass film
    Patent number: RE31442
    Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for the manufacture of glass film having a thickness not in excess of 0.003 inches and accomplished by drawing the film through a narrow slot-like orifice. The walls of the orifice are defined by an electrically conductive, hot glass resistant metal and electrical currents are introduced into the metal walls of the orifice to effectively maintain the central portions of the orifice walls at a higher temperature than each of the two lateral end walls of the orifice, thereby producing a temperature differential in the drawn film on the order of 40.degree. F. between the edges of the film and the central portions of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1983
    Assignee: Owens-Illinois, Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence V. Pfaender