Patents by Inventor Anne M. Gaffney

Anne M. Gaffney 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).

  • Preparation of dialkyl oxalates by the oxidative carbonylation of alcohols with a heterogeneous Pd-V-P-Ti containing catalyst system
    Patent number: 4447638
    Abstract: Synthesis of dialkyl oxalates by the heterogeneous catalyzed oxidative carbonylation of liquid monohydric saturated alcohols of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms with carbon monoxide and oxygen or an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of a catalytic amount of a catalyst comprising palladium or a salt thereof in combination with a crystalline vanadium-phosphorus-titanium containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1984
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventors: Anne M. Gaffney, John A. Sofranko