Patents by Inventor Bernard E. Pointner

Bernard E. Pointner 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).

  • Patent number: 11772967
    Abstract: A process for treating an ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct includes providing an ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct including primarily ammonium fluorosulfate and lesser amounts of fluorosulfonic acid and bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide, mixing the ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct with water, reacting the mixture of the ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct and the water at a hydrolysis reaction temperature to hydrolyze the ammonium fluorosulfate, the fluorosulfonic acid and the bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide to form ammonium bisulfate and aqueous hydrogen fluoride; and separating the ammonium bisulfate from the aqueous hydrogen fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard E. Pointner, Matthew H. Luly, James V. Guiheen, Brian Leone
  • Publication number: 20230159332
    Abstract: A process for producing bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide includes providing a solution comprising fluorosulfonic acid and urea, the solution maintained at a solution temperature from about 0° C. to about 70° C.; reacting the solution in the presence of a reaction medium at a reaction temperature from 80° C. to about 170° C. to produce a product stream including bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide, ammonium fluorosulfate and the reaction medium; separating the ammonium fluorosulfate from the product stream to produce an intermediate product stream; and separating the intermediate product stream into a concentrated product stream and a first recycle stream, the concentrated product stream including a higher concentration of bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide than the first recycle stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner, Brian Leone
  • Patent number: 11591218
    Abstract: A process for producing bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide includes providing a solution comprising fluorosulfonic acid and urea, the solution maintained at a solution temperature from about 0° C. to about 70° C.; reacting the solution in the presence of a reaction medium at a reaction temperature from 80° C. to about 170° C. to produce a product stream including bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide, ammonium fluorosulfate and the reaction medium; separating the ammonium fluorosulfate from the product stream to produce an intermediate product stream; and separating the intermediate product stream into a concentrated product stream and a first recycle stream, the concentrated product stream including a higher concentration of bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide than the first recycle stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner, Brian Leone
  • Publication number: 20220242731
    Abstract: A process for producing a sulfamyl fluoride composition includes providing a solution comprising fluorosulfonic acid, urea and a solvent; reacting the solution at a reaction temperature from 80° C. to about 170° C. to produce a mixture including sulfamyl fluoride, bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide, ammonium fluorosulfate and the solvent; separating the ammonium fluorosulfate from the mixture; and separating the mixture into a sulfamyl fluoride composition and a recycle composition, the sulfamyl fluoride composition including a higher concentration of sulfamyl fluoride and bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide than the recycle composition. A mole ratio of the fluorosulfonic acid to the urea in the solution is from about 1.80:1 to about 2.00:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Bernard E. Pointner, James V. Guiheen, Brian Leone, Jon T. Herdlein, Matthew H. Luly
  • Publication number: 20220212929
    Abstract: A process for treating an ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct includes providing an ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct including primarily ammonium fluorosulfate and lesser amounts of fluorosulfonic acid and bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide, mixing the ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct with water, reacting the mixture of the ammonium fluorosulfate byproduct and the water at a hydrolysis reaction temperature to hydrolyze the ammonium fluorosulfate, the fluorosulfonic acid and the bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide to form ammonium bisulfate and aqueous hydrogen fluoride; and separating the ammonium bisulfate from the aqueous hydrogen fluoride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Bernard E. Pointner, Matthew H. Luly, James V. Guiheen, Brian Leone
  • Publication number: 20220144638
    Abstract: A method of producing purified bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide includes providing a liquid mixture including bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide and fluorosulfonic acid and then contacting the liquid mixture with gaseous ammonia. The gaseous ammonia reacts with the fluorosulfonic acid to produce ammonium fluorosulfate. The method further includes separating the liquid mixture from the ammonium fluorosulfate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner
  • Patent number: 11267707
    Abstract: A method of producing purified bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide includes providing a liquid mixture including bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide and fluorosulfonic acid and then contacting the liquid mixture with gaseous ammonia. The gaseous ammonia reacts with the fluorosulfonic acid to produce ammonium fluorosulfate. The method further includes separating the liquid mixture from the ammonium fluorosulfate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner
  • Publication number: 20210179428
    Abstract: A process for producing bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide includes providing a solution comprising fluorosulfonic acid and urea, the solution maintained at a solution temperature from about 0° C. to about 70° C.; reacting the solution in the presence of a reaction medium at a reaction temperature from 80° C. to about 170° C. to produce a product stream including bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide, ammonium fluorosulfate and the reaction medium; separating the ammonium fluorosulfate from the product stream to produce an intermediate product stream; and separating the intermediate product stream into a concentrated product stream and a first recycle stream, the concentrated product stream including a higher concentration of bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide than the first recycle stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner
  • Publication number: 20200331754
    Abstract: A method of producing purified bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide includes providing a liquid mixture including bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide and fluorosulfonic acid and then contacting the liquid mixture with gaseous ammonia. The gaseous ammonia reacts with the fluorosulfonic acid to produce ammonium fluorosulfate. The method further includes separating the liquid mixture from the ammonium fluorosulfate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner
  • Patent number: 10280082
    Abstract: A method of preparing aqueous hydrogen fluoride is provided. The method includes providing a composition including a cross-linked polymer with absorbed hydrogen fluoride. The cross-linked copolymer includes acrylamide units and acrylic acid salt units. The method further includes contacting the composition with water to release at least a portion of the hydrogen fluoride from the composition to the water to form the aqueous hydrogen fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner
  • Publication number: 20180093891
    Abstract: A method of preparing aqueous hydrogen fluoride is provided. The method includes providing a composition including a cross-linked polymer with absorbed hydrogen fluoride. The cross-linked copolymer includes acrylamide units and acrylic acid salt units. The method further includes contacting the composition with water to release at least a portion of the hydrogen fluoride from the composition to the water to form the aqueous hydrogen fluoride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner
  • Publication number: 20180093890
    Abstract: A composition is provided including aqueous hydrogen fluoride; and a cross-linked copolymer comprising acrylamide units cross-linked with an acrylic acid salt. The cross-linked polymer has an average liquid aqueous hydrogen fluoride absorption capacity of less than 40 grams aqueous hydrogen fluoride per gram of cross-linked polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner
  • Publication number: 20150093316
    Abstract: A method of purifying PF5, which comprises the steps of (a) contacting a composition comprising PF5 and an impurity with a super absorbent polymer or NaF, and (b) removing the composition from the super absorbent polymer or NaF, wherein the amount of the impurity in the composition is reduced. Compositions comprising PF5, HF and super absorbent polymer or NaF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner
  • Patent number: 8153096
    Abstract: The present technology provides compositions that are intimate mixtures of hydrogen fluoride and a polyacrylate-polyacrylamide cross-linked copolymer, as well as methods and preparing and using such compositions. The compositions are less hazardous and, therefore, more conveniently stored, transported, and handled in comparison to pure hydrogen fluoride. Further, the hydrogen fluoride may be readily recovered from the compositions of the invention for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner
  • Publication number: 20110152432
    Abstract: The present technology provides compositions that are intimate mixtures of hydrogen fluoride and a polyacrylate-polyacrylamide cross-linked copolymer, as well as methods and preparing and using such compositions. The compositions are less hazardous and, therefore, more conveniently stored, transported, and handled in comparison to pure hydrogen fluoride. Further, the hydrogen fluoride may be readily recovered from the compositions of the invention for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner
  • Patent number: 7914761
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions that are intimate mixtures of hydrogen fluoride and a polyacrylate-polyacrylamide cross-linked copolymer. The compositions of the invention are less hazardous and, therefore, more conveniently stored, transported, and handled in comparison to pure hydrogen fluoride. Further, the hydrogen fluoride may be readily recovered from the compositions of the invention for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner
  • Publication number: 20090304571
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions that are intimate mixtures of hydrogen fluoride and a polyacrylate-polyacrylamide cross-linked copolymer. The compositions of the invention are less hazardous and, therefore, more conveniently stored, transported, and handled in comparison to pure hydrogen fluoride. Further, the hydrogen fluoride may be readily recovered from the compositions of the invention for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Matthew H. Luly, Bernard E. Pointner