Patents Examined by Mark B. Buscher
  • Thermally activated two component metathesis catalyst system
    Patent number: 4727125
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of reducing the activation rate of an alkyl aluminum activator in the metathesis polymerization of strained ring cycloolefins. Activation rate is reduced by use of certain nucleophilic Lewis bases as the reaction rate moderator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1988
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventor: Lawrence L. Nelson