Patents by Inventor Andrew B. Funk

Andrew B. Funk 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 preparing ammonium salts of alkanoic acids
    Patent number: 4215225
    Abstract: An ammonium salt of an alkanoic acid having about 1-10 carbon atoms per molecule is prepared by reacting ammonia with an excess of the alkanoic acid in an aqueous system in a tubular reactor.An ammonium salt of an alkanoic acid having about 12-18 carbon atoms per molecule is prepared by reacting ammonia with the alkanoic acid in a tubular reactor. The reaction can be conducted in the presence or absence of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1980
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co.
    Inventors: Andrew B. Funk, Max B. Williams