Patents by Inventor Brian Gerlach

Brian Gerlach 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).

  • Methods of making mercaptan compounds using nickel-molybdenum catalysts
    Patent number: 11851397
    Abstract: Methods for synthesizing a mercaptan compound include the steps of contacting a nickel-molybdenum catalyst with H2S at a sulfiding temperature of less than or equal to 235° C. to form a supported sulfur-containing catalyst, and then contacting an alcohol compound or an olefin compound, H2S, and the supported sulfur-containing catalyst to form a reaction mixture containing the mercaptan compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Jason L. Kreider, Daniel M. Hasenberg, Brian Gerlach, Dale M. Solaas, Kenneth M. Lassen
  • Methods of Making Mercaptan Compounds Using Nickel-Molybdenum Catalysts
    Publication number: 20220106266
    Abstract: Methods for synthesizing a mercaptan compound include the steps of contacting a nickel-molybdenum catalyst with H2S at a sulfiding temperature of less than or equal to 235° C. to form a supported sulfur-containing catalyst, and then contacting an alcohol compound or an olefin compound, H2S, and the supported sulfur-containing catalyst to form a reaction mixture containing the mercaptan compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Jason L. Kreider, Daniel M. Hasenberg, Brian Gerlach, Dale M. Solaas, Kenneth M. Lassen