Patents by Inventor Bruno Seuillet

Bruno Seuillet 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).

  • Process for the preparation of acetic anhydride from methyl formate
    Patent number: 5214205
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of acetic anhydride, characterized in that a gas containing essentially CO, at a pressure of at least 1 MPa, is reacted with methyl formate in the presence ofa) a rhodium-based catalyst,b) two iodine-containing promoters of different kind, successively ionic and covalent, andc) an N-substituted cyclic amide as solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Sollac, A French Body Corporate
    Inventors: Yves Castanet, Bruno Seuillet, Andre Mortreux, Francis Petit