Patents by Inventor Abraham N. Kurtz

Abraham N. Kurtz 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).

  • Oxidation catalyst prepared with NH.sub.3
    Patent number: 4170572
    Abstract: An improved process for catalytically oxidizing alpha-beta unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes in the vapor phase with molecular oxygen to produce alpha-beta unsaturated carboxylic acids using a catalyst composition which has been thermally activated in the presence of ammonia, and which comprises the elements Mo, V, W, Cr and Cu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1979
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Abraham N. Kurtz, Robert W. Cunningham, Alfred W. Naumann
  • Oxidation catalyst for preparing unsaturated acids and aldehydes
    Patent number: 4134859
    Abstract: A novel catalyst which is devoid of potassium and comprising the elements Mo, Bi, Fe, Si, Ni and/or Co and Ru and/or Sb, and, optionally Cl, is provided for oxidizing alpha,beta-unsaturated monoolefins in the vapor phase with molecular oxygen to produce the corresponding alpha,beta-unsaturated carboxyolic acid and alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde. The catalyst can also be used in corresponding ammoxidation reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1979
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Abraham N. Kurtz, Erlind M. Thorsteinson, Harry J. Decker
  • Oxidation of unsaturated aldehydes to unsaturated acids
    Patent number: 4111983
    Abstract: An improved process for catalytically oxidizing alpha-beta unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes in the vapor phase with molecular oxygen to produce alpha-beta unsaturated carboxylic acids using a catalyst composition which has been thermally activated in the presence of ammonia, and which comprises the elements Mo, V, W, Cr and Cu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1973
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1978
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Abraham N. Kurtz, Robert W. Cunningham, Alfred W. Naumann