Patents by Inventor Anita Niak

Anita Niak 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).

  • Hydrogenation of acetone
    Patent number: 7041857
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improvement in a liquid phase process for producing isopropanol by the hydrogenation of acetone in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst; the improvement comprising; contacting acetone with hydrogen under continuous liquid phase conditions; and, employing a sponge metal catalyst promoted with an effective amount of chromium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kathryn Sue Hayes, John William Mitchell, Anita Niak, Michael Gerard Turcotte