Patents by Inventor Amy K. Paris

Amy K. Paris 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).

  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYOLS
    Publication number: 20150368171
    Abstract: A process for producing polyols (such as neopentyl glycol) is disclosed which comprises reacting formaldehyde and another aldehyde in the presence of a trialkylamine catalyst and a base promoter to form an Aldol condensation reaction product. The base promoter improves removal of nitrogen containing salts prior to hydrogenation of the hydroxy aldehyde to produce the polyol. The improved process also reduces trialkylamine catalyst usage, improves trialkylamine catalyst recovery, and reduces nitrogen-containing salts prior to hydrogenation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Wayne Hampton, JR., Eugenen H. Brown, Thomas K. Brown, Amy K. Paris, Kevin S. Howe, Thomas Allen Puckette
  • Process for producing polyols
    Patent number: 8710278
    Abstract: A process for producing polyols (such as neopentyl glycol) is disclosed which comprises reacting formaldehyde and another aldehyde in the presence of a trialkylamine catalyst and a base promoter to form an Aldol condensation reaction product. The base promoter improves removal of nitrogen containing salts prior to hydrogenation of the hydroxy aldehyde to produce the polyol. The improved process also reduces trialkylamine catalyst usage, improves trialkylamine catalyst recovery, and reduces nitrogen-containing salts prior to hydrogenation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Wayne Hampton, Jr., Eugene H. Brown, Thomas K. Brown, Amy K. Paris, Kevin S. Howe, Thomas Allen Puckette