Patents Represented by Attorney John E. Miller

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  • 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
  • Preparation of polyamide by contacting diamine, dinitrile, water, dicarboxylic acid
    Patent number: 4501881
    Abstract: This invention describes a process for preparing polyamides comprising contacting a dinitrile, a diamine and water in the presence of a dicarboxylic acid. In one embodiment, nylon-6,6 is prepared by contacting adiponitrile, hexamethylene diamine and water in the presence of adipic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1985
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Janice L. Greene, Roman Loza
  • 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
  • Preparation of spinnable polyamide from dinitrile/diamine/water with metal salt of oxygenated phosphorus compound catalyst
    Patent number: 4490521
    Abstract: The process for manufacturing a spinnable polyamide from a dinitrile, a diamine, water and a catalyst is improved by using as a catalyst a metal salt of an oxygenated phosphorus compound. For example, high quality nylon-6,6 is manufactured by contacting adiponitrile, hexamethylene diamine, water and disodium phosphite at an elevated temperature and pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1984
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Gerald P. Coffey, Robert C. Sentman, Benedict S. Curatolo
  • Process for producing hydrogen and carbonyl sulfide from hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide using a heteropolyanionic metal complex catalyst
    Patent number: 4489048
    Abstract: Hydrogen and carbonyl sulfide are produced by a process comprising contracting gaseous hydrogen sulfide with gaseous carbon monoxide in the presence of a heteropolymolybdate or tungstate complex. Use of these catalysts reduce the amount of by-product carbon dioxide and methane formation and thus enhance the make of hydrogen and carbonyl sulfide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1984
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company (Ohio)
    Inventor: Philip L. Kuch
  • 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
  • Catalysts for the polymerization of ethylene
    Patent number: 4482639
    Abstract: Ethylene is polymerized by a catalyst system comprised of a transition metal complex consisting of at least one binucleating ligand attached to at least one transition metal containing nucleus; and an organometallic cocatalyst containing at least one element of Group IA, IIA or Group IIIA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1984
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Desmond, Kenneth C. Benton, Raymond J. Weinert
  • Process and composition for lowering the reversible phase change temperature of nylon compositions
    Patent number: 4481354
    Abstract: A process for modifying certain polyamides by use of a novel combination of an organic sulfone and a lithium halide as a processing aid to yield a modified polymer having thermal stability and a lowered melting point (lower than unmodified polymer).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1984
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Benedict S. Curatolo, Gerald P. Coffey
  • 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
  • Preparation of maleic anhydride
    Patent number: 4465846
    Abstract: Vanadium phosphorus mixed oxide containing catalysts are prepared by sequentially forming an alpha-VOPO.sub.4 catalyst precursor in aqueous media, and thereafter partially reducing a portion of the vanadium to a valence state of +4 in an organic liquid reducing media, in the absence of corrosive reducing agents. The catalysts exhibit excellent activity for the production of maleic anhydride from 4 carbon atom hydrocarbons such as n-butane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1984
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Noel J. Bremer, Dennis E. Dria
  • Nylon preparation from unsaturated nitrite with amino acid
    Patent number: 4461885
    Abstract: Polyamides can be formed in good yields by the copolymerization of at least one alpha, beta-unsaturated nitrile with at least one amino acid. These polymers are suitable for use as fibers, plastics, films and molding resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1984
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Mu-Yen M. Wu, Lawrence E. Ball
  • Preparation of nylon polyamide with cobalt salt
    Patent number: 4459394
    Abstract: A polyamide is produced by polymerizing at least one of alpha, beta unsaturated carboxylic acid, an ammonium salt of an alpha, beta unsaturated carboxylic acid, an alpha, beta unsaturated nitrile and water, a beta-amino propionic acid or alkyl derivative thereof and an alpha, beta unsaturated amide and ammonia in the presence of a catalyst containing cobalt. Preferred catalysts comprise cobaltous carboxylates and cobaltic salts of the enol of beta-di-ketones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1984
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Gerald P. Coffey, Rimvydas L. Cepulis, Benedict S. Curatolo
  • Preparation of improved mixed vanadium phosphorus oxide catalyst and their use in oxidation processes
    Patent number: 4448893
    Abstract: Vanadium phosphorus mixed oxide containing catalysts are prepared in an organic liquid reaction medium with heating wherein at least 1.5 moles organic liquid are removed from the reaction medium such as by distillation for each mole of vanadium which is reduced or reacted during such reaction and/or reduction. The resulting catalysts are useful for the production of maleic anhydride from 4 carbon atom hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1984
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Noel J. Bremer, Dennis E. Dria, Andrew M. Weber
  • Process for the production of hydrogen and carbonyl sulfide from hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide using a metal boride, nitride, carbide and/or silicide catalyst
    Patent number: 4447409
    Abstract: Hydrogen and carbonyl sulfide are produced by a process comprising contacting gaseous hydrogen sulfide with gaseous carbon monoxide in the presence of a metal boride, carbide, nitride and/or silicide catalyst, such as titanium carbide, vanadium boride, manganese nitride or molybdenum silicide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Assignee: The Standard Oil Company
    Inventors: Michael F. McGuiggan, Philip L. Kuch