Patents by Inventor Carl S. Garland

Carl S. Garland 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 production of a carboxylic acid
    Patent number: 5510524
    Abstract: A process for the production of a carboxylic acid by carbonylation of an alkyl alcohol or its reactive derivative comprises contacting the reactant with carbon monoxide in a liquid reaction composition comprising: (a) an iridium catalyst or rhodium catalyst, (b) alkyl halide, (c) at least a finite concentration of water and (d) rhenium as promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Carl S. Garland, Martin F. Giles, Andrew D. Poole, John G. Sunley