Patents by Inventor B. Timothy Pennington
B. Timothy Pennington 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).
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Patent number: 4959486Abstract: A process for producing an alkylene oxide or mixture of alkylene oxides by a reaction which comprises reacting an alkane or alkylaromatic compound mixture thereof with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of at least one molten nitrate salt catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1989Date of Patent: September 25, 1990Assignee: Olin CorporationInventor: B. Timothy Pennington
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Patent number: 4943643Abstract: A process for the vapor phase oxidation of olefins in molten salt catalyst to produce alkylene oxides in increased molar selectivity and per-pass yields while reducing the molar selectivity of aldehyde by-products. The process involves the use of molten nitrate salt catalyst compositions which comprise lithium nitrate and which are heated and operated at a low temperature within the range of about 180.degree. C. up to about 250.degree. C., more preferably 200.degree. C. to 250.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1989Date of Patent: July 24, 1990Assignee: Olin CorporationInventors: B. Timothy Pennington, Michael C. Fullington
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Patent number: 4885412Abstract: A process for producing aldehydes and, more specifically, a process employing a vapor phase reaction in the presence of a molten nitrate salt catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1988Date of Patent: December 5, 1989Assignee: Olin CorporationInventors: B. Timothy Pennington, Lawrence E. Katz
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Patent number: 4885374Abstract: A process for producing an alkylene oxide or mixture of alkylene oxides by a reaction which comprises reacting an alkane or alkylaromatic compound mixture thereof with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of at least one molten nitrate salt catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1988Date of Patent: December 5, 1989Assignee: Olin CorporationInventor: B. Timothy Pennington
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Patent number: 4883889Abstract: A process for producing an alkylene oxide or mixture of alkylene oxides by a reaction which comprises reacting an olefin or mixture thereof with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of at least one molten nitrate salt and a co-catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 1988Date of Patent: November 28, 1989Assignee: Olin CorporationInventor: B. Timothy Pennington
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Patent number: 4882443Abstract: A process for producing an alkylene oxide or mixture of alkylene oxides by a reaction which comprises reacting a C7 to C22 olefin or mixture thereof with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of at least one molten nitrate salt.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1988Date of Patent: November 21, 1989Assignee: Olin CorporationInventor: B. Timothy Pennington
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Patent number: 4785134Abstract: A novel process for producing allyl alcohol and, more specifically, to a process which utilizes a molten nitrate salt catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1988Date of Patent: November 15, 1988Assignee: Olin CorporationInventor: B. Timothy Pennington
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Patent number: 4785123Abstract: A process for producing an alkylene oxide or mixture of alkylene oxides by a reaction which comprises reacting an alkane, an alkylene, or mixture thereof with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of at least one molten nitrate salt.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1986Date of Patent: November 15, 1988Assignee: Olin CorporationInventor: B. Timothy Pennington
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Patent number: 4720377Abstract: This invention relates generally to a method for producing nitrous oxide, and more specifically, to a method of producing nitrous oxide by reacting ammonia with at least one molten nitrate salt of an alkaline earth metal.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 1987Date of Patent: January 19, 1988Assignee: Olin CorporationInventor: B. Timothy Pennington
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Patent number: 4689209Abstract: This invention relates generally to a method for producing nitrous oxide, and more specifically, to a method for producing nitrous oxide by reacting ammonia with at least one molten nitrate salt.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 1986Date of Patent: August 25, 1987Assignee: Olin CorporationInventor: B. Timothy Pennington
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Patent number: 4665140Abstract: Process of polymerizing a monomer charge including ethylene by (1) drying an inorganic oxide having surface hydroxyl groups to form a support that is substantially free of adsorbed water, (2) reacting the surface hydroxyl groups of the support with at least a substantially stoichiometric amount of at least one organometallic compound corresponding to the formula R.sub.x MR'.sub.y R".sub.z, wherein M is a metal of Group III of the periodic table, R is an alkyl group containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R' and R" are independently selected from the group consisting of H, Cl, and alkyl and alkoxy groups containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, x has a value of 1 to 3, and y and z both represent values of 0 to 2, the sum of which is not greater than 3-x, (3) reacting the thus-treated support with at least about 0.001 mol, per mol of organometallic compound, of at least one vanadium compound corresponding to a formula selected from (RO).sub.n VOX.sub.3-n and (RO).sub.m VX.sub.4-m, in which formulas R represents a C.sub.1 -C.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1985Date of Patent: May 12, 1987Assignee: Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp.Inventors: B. Timothy Pennington, Paul V. Roling, John T. T. Hsieh
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Patent number: 4665139Abstract: Process of polymerizing a monomer charge including ethylene by (1) drying an inorganic oxide having surface hydroxyl groups to form a support that is substantially free of adsorbed water, (2) reacting the surface hydroxyl groups of the support with at least a substantially stoichiometric amount of at least one organometallic compound corresponding to the formula R.sub.x MR'.sub.y R".sub.z, wherein M is a metal of Group III of the periodic table, R is an alkyl group containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R' and R" are independently selected from the group consisting of H, Cl, and alkyl and alkoxy groups containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, x has a value of 1 to 3, and y and z both represent values of 0 to 2, the sum of which is not greater than 3-x, (3) reacting the thus-treated support with at least about 0.001 mol, per mol of organometallic compound, of at least one vanadium compound prepared by reacting one molar proportion of VOCl.sub.3 and/or VOBr.sub.3 with about 0.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 1985Date of Patent: May 12, 1987Assignee: Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp.Inventors: Richard L. Veazey, B. Timothy Pennington
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Patent number: 4574075Abstract: A process is disclosed for removing heavy metal contaminants from impure alkali metal nitrates containing them. The process comprises mixing the impure nitrates with sufficient water to form a concentrated aqueous solution of the impure nitrates, adjusting the pH of the resulting solution to preferably within the range of between about 2 and about 4, adjusting the nitrite ion concentration to between about 0.07 molar and about 1.0 molar, to effect reduction of the heavy metal contaminants, adjusting the pH of the reduced solution to effect precipitation of heavy metal impurities, and separating the solid impurities from the resulting purified aqueous solution of alkali metal nitrates. The resulting purified solution of alkali metal nitrates may be heated to evaporate water therefrom to produce purified molten alkali metal nitrate suitable for use as a heat transfer medium. If desired, the purified molten form may be granulated and cooled to form discrete solid particles of alkali metal nitrates.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 1984Date of Patent: March 4, 1986Assignee: Olin CorporationInventors: Jack D. Rickly, B. Timothy Pennington
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Patent number: 4435519Abstract: Vanadium compound/organometallic compound/inorganic oxide catalyst compositions useful for the polymerization of ethylene to polymers having a molecular weight distribution that can be controlled by selection of the appropriate member of a particular family of vanadium compounds are obtained by using, as the vanadium component, at least one vanadium compound prepared by reacting one molar proportion of VOCl.sub.3 and/or VOBr.sub.3 with about 0.5 to 1 molar proportion of a diol corresponding to the formula HO-R-OH, wherein R is a divalent hydrocarbon radical having a chain length of 2 to 16 carbon atoms. The molecular weight distributions of polymers formed in the presence of the catalyst compositions are narrowed as the chain length of R is increased. The preferred vanadium compounds are those prepared by reacting VOCl.sub.3 with a diol wherein R is a straight- or branched-chain alkylene group containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1982Date of Patent: March 6, 1984Assignee: Cities Service Co.Inventors: Richard L. Veazey, B. Timothy Pennington
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Patent number: 4435518Abstract: Catalyst compositions which are particularly useful for the preparation of ethylene polymers having a narrow molecular weight distribution are obtained by (1) drying an inorganic oxide having surface hydroxyl groups, e.g., silica, alumina, magnesia, etc., to remove adsorbed water, (2) reacting the surface hydroxyl groups with at least a stoichiometric amount of an organometallic compound having at least one alkyl group attached to a Group III metal, e.g., a trialkylaluminum, (3) reacting the thus-treated inorganic oxide with a vanadium halide, such as (a) VOCl.sub.3, VOBr.sub.3, and/or mono-, di-, and/or trihydrocarbyloxy derivatives thereof and/or (b) VCl.sub.4, VBr.sub.4, and/or mono-, di-, tri-, and/or tetrahydrocarbyloxy derivatives thereof, and (4) reacting that reaction product with at least about 0.1 mol, per mol of organometallic compound, of an alcohol containing 1 to 18 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1982Date of Patent: March 6, 1984Assignee: Cities Service Co.Inventors: B. Timothy Pennington, Paul V. Roling, John T. T. Hsieh