Patents by Inventor Adele Shenton

Adele Shenton 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).

  • Ion-exchange resins, their preparation and uses
    Patent number: 6017969
    Abstract: An ion-exchange resin stabilized against shrinkage, the resin being loaded with at least one amphiphilic ion in the absence of sodium cations.Also a process for removing iodide compounds from a liquid carboxylic acid and/or carboxylic acid anhydride obtained from the Group VIII noble metal catalysed, alkyl iodide co-catalysed carbonylation of alcohols and/or their reactive derivatives by contacting the liquid carboxylic acid and/or carboxylic acid anhydride with the ion-exchange resin stabilized against shrinkage as aforesaid, the ion-exchange resin being loaded with one or more of the metals silver, palladium or mercury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Michael David Jones, Matthew David Lunn, Andrew David Poole, Adele Shenton