Patents by Inventor Chao-Yang Hsu
Chao-Yang Hsu 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: 5214017Abstract: New catalyst compositions comprise sulfated and calcined mixtures of (1) a support comprising an oxide or hydroxide of a Group IV-A element, (2) an oxide or hydroxide of a Group VI, VII or VIII metal, (3) an oxide or hydroxide of a Group I-B, II-B, III-A, III-B, IV-B, V-A or VI-A metal and (4) a metal of the Lanthanide Series of the Periodic Table. A process for alkylation of acyclic saturated compounds with acyclic unsaturated compounds utilizing such catalyst compositions.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 1991Date of Patent: May 25, 1993Assignee: Sun Company, Inc. (R&M)Inventors: Howard P. Angstadt, Elmer J. Hollstein, Chao-Yang Hsu
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Patent number: 5212136Abstract: New catalyst compositions comprise sulfated and calcined mixtures of (1) a support comprising an oxide or hydroxide of a Group IV-A element, (2) an oxide or hydroxide of molybdenum, and (3) an oxide or hydroxide of a Group I-B, II-B, III-A, III-B, IV-B, V-A or VI-A metal other than molybdenum or a metal of the Lanthanide Series of the Periodic Table. A process for alkylation of acyclic saturated compounds with acyclic unsaturated compounds utilizing such catalyst compositions.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 1991Date of Patent: May 18, 1993Assignee: Sun Company, Inc (R&M)Inventors: Howard P. Angstadt, Elmer J. Hollstein, Chao-Yang Hsu
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Patent number: 5019671Abstract: A sulfated calcined solid catalyst which comprises (1) oxide or hydroxide of Group III or Group IV, e.g. zirconium, metal, (2) oxide or hydroxide of Group V, Group VI or Group VII, e.g. manganese or molybdenum, metal and (3) oxide or hydroxide of Group VIII, e.g. iron, or cobalt metal, is used to isomerize normal alkanes having 4 to 7 carbon atoms per molecule in the liquid phase to obtain high octane number blending components for motor fuel and/or valuable chemical and fuel intermediates.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1989Date of Patent: May 28, 1991Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing CompanyInventors: Chao-Yang Hsu, Vasant K. Patel, David H. Vahlsing, James T. Wei, Harry K. Myers, Jr.
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Patent number: 4956519Abstract: A sulfated calcined solid catalyst is provided which comprises (1) oxide or hydroxide of Group III or Group IV, e.g. zirconium, metal, (2) oxide or hydroxide of Group V, Group VI or Group VII, e.g. manganese, metal and (3) oxide or hydroxide of Group VIII, e.g. iron, metal. In one embodiment of the invention, the catalyst is used to isomerize normal alkanes having 4 to 7 carbon atoms per molecule, to obtain high octane number blending components for motor fuel and/or valuable chemical intermediates.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1989Date of Patent: September 11, 1990Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing CompanyInventors: Elmer J. Hollstein, James T. Wei, Chao-Yang Hsu
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Patent number: 4918041Abstract: A sulfated calcined solid catalyst is provided which comprises (1) oxide or hydroxide or Group III or Group IV, e.g. zirconium, metal, (2) oxide or hydroxide or Group V, Group VI or Group VII, e.g. manganese, metal and (3) oxide or hydroxide or Group VIII, e.g. iron, metal. In one embodiment of the invention, the catalyst is used to isomerize normal alkanes having 4 to 7 carbon atoms per molecule, to obtain high octane number blending components for motor fuel and/or valuable chemical intermediates.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 1988Date of Patent: April 17, 1990Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing CompanyInventors: Elmer J. Hollstein, James T. Wei, Chao-Yang Hsu
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Patent number: 4855485Abstract: In the process of preparing esters of cinnamic acid by reacting a styrene compound with carbon monoxide, oxygen, and an aliphatic alcohol in the presence of a catalyst, the improvement comprising using less than a stoichiometric amount of a dehydrating agent to increase the yield and selectivity of the reaction products.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1987Date of Patent: August 8, 1989Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing CompanyInventor: Chao-Yang Hsu
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Patent number: 4827023Abstract: The invention discloses an improvement to the selective production of dialkyl succinates by the known process of oxidative carbonylation of an olefin with carbon monoxide, oxygen, and an alkyl alochol in the presence of a catalyst wherein the improvement comprises using a sulfone as the reaction solvent. The use of a sulfone, of which sulfolane is a preferred example, results in fast reaction rates and high selectivity to dialkyl succinates even in the absence of a dehydrating agent.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 1987Date of Patent: May 2, 1989Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing CompanyInventor: Chao-Yang Hsu
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Patent number: 4775447Abstract: The process for the acid-catalyzed reaction of acetone with methanol to form 2,2-dimethoxypropane may be significantly improved if a stoichiometric ratio of methanol/acetone is employed in the initial reaction.Of particular advantage is the use of stoichiometric amounts of reactants in order to (1) avoid the expense of using an excess of either reactant, and (2) facilitate the removal of the 2,2-dimethoxypropane as an azeotrope with the methanol, thereby avoiding costly and complex product recovery methods.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 1984Date of Patent: October 4, 1988Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing CompanyInventors: Chao-Yang Hsu, Paul E. Ellis, Jr.
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Patent number: 4737591Abstract: A method of preparing esters of cinnamic acid comprising catalytically reacting a styrene compound with carbon monoxide, oxygen, and an aliphatic alcohol. The catalyst is essentially a combination of a palladium (II) compound and a copper salt. A catalytic amount of a dehydrating agent may be present to increase the selectivity of the reaction.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1984Date of Patent: April 12, 1988Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing CompanyInventor: Chao-Yang Hsu
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Patent number: 4652344Abstract: Dimethoxycyclohexane, prepared by reacting cyclohexanone with methanol, may be recovered from the product mixture in substantially pure form by first adding water as an azeotropic agent to said mixture to form an azeotrope with unreacted cyclohexanone, removing said azeotrope by distillation, thereby leaving substantially pure dimethoxycyclohexane.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 1985Date of Patent: March 24, 1987Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing CompanyInventors: Chao-Yang Hsu, Paul E. Ellis, Jr.
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Patent number: 4620027Abstract: A method of preparing esters of cinnamic acid comprising catalytically reacting a styrene compound with carbon monoxide, oxygen, and an aliphatic alcohol. The catalyst is a combination of a palladium (II) compound, an alkali metal carboxylate and a copper salt.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1984Date of Patent: October 28, 1986Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing CompanyInventor: Chao-Yang Hsu
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Patent number: 4613411Abstract: Diethoxymethane (ethylal), prepared by reacting formaldehyde with ethanol, may be recovered from the product mixture in substantially pure form by first distilling off an azeotrope comprising ethanol and diethoxymethane, adding a selected solvent to the azeotrope which will form an azeotrope with the ethanol, distilling off said latter azeotrope and recovering the substantially pure diethoxymethane.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 1985Date of Patent: September 23, 1986Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing CompanyInventors: Chao-Yang Hsu, Paul E. Ellis, Jr.
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Patent number: 4575564Abstract: Olefins are hydroformylated with syngas in the presence of a novel organo metallic complex catalyst to form the corresponding aldehydes at high reaction rates and improved selectivity of linear aldehydes over branched aldehydes.The novel catalyst comprises an organo metallic complex formed from a mixture of:(1) a platinum (II) compound;(2) a ferrocene-derived ligand; and(3) a Group IVB metal halide.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1985Date of Patent: March 11, 1986Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing CompanyInventor: Chao-Yang Hsu
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Patent number: 4564711Abstract: Olefins are hydroformylated with syngas in the presence of a novel organo metallic complex catalyst to form the corresponding aldehydes at high reaction rates and improved selectivity of linear aldehydes over branched aldehydes.The novel catalyst comprises an organo metallic complex formed from a mixture of:(1) platinum (II) acetylacetonate;(2) a Group IVB metal halide; and(3) a bidentate tertiary ligand of the formula ##STR1## wherein Q is arsenic, antimony, or phosphorus; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2 R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are alkyl, alkoxyl, aryl, or aryloxyl groups, and may be the same or different; and m is an integer of from 3 to about 5; and n is an integer of from 2 to about 4.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 1985Date of Patent: January 14, 1986Assignee: Sun Refining And Marketing CompanyInventors: Chao-Yang Hsu, Paul E. Ellis, Jr.
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Patent number: 4551559Abstract: Olefins are hydroformylated with syngas in the presence of a novel organo metallic complex catalyst to form the corresponding aldehydes at high reaction rates and improved selectivity of linear aldehydes over branched aldehydes.The novel catalyst comprises an organo metallic complex formed from a mixture of:(1) platinum (II) acetylacetonate;(2) a Group IVB metal halide; and(3) a bidentate tertiary ligand of the formula ##STR1## wherein Q is arsenic, antimony, or phosphorus; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are alkyl, alkoxyl, aryl, or aryloxyl groups, and may be the same or different.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 1985Date of Patent: November 5, 1985Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing CompanyInventors: Chao-Yang Hsu, Paul E. Ellis, Jr.
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Patent number: 4542242Abstract: Olefins are hydroformylated with syngas in the presence of a novel organometallic complex catalyst to form the corresponding aldehydes at high reaction rates and improved selectively of linear aldehydes over branched aldehydes.The novel catalyst comprises an organometallic complex formed from a mixture of(1) a platinum (O) complex containing two bidentate diphosphine, diarsine or distibine ligands; and(2) A Group IVB metal halide.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 1985Date of Patent: September 17, 1985Assignee: Sun Refining and Marketing CompanyInventors: Chao-Yang Hsu, James E. Lyons, Paul E. Ellis, Jr.
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Patent number: 4542119Abstract: Olefins are hydroformylated with syngas in the presence of a novel organo metallic complex catalyst to form the corresponding aldehydes at high reaction rate and improved selectivity of linear aldehydes over branched aldehydes.The novel catalyst comprises an organo metallic complex formed from a mixture of:(1) platinum (II) acetylacetonate;(2) a Group IVB metal halide; and(3) a bidentate tertiary ligand of the formulaR.sub.1 R.sub.2 Q(CH.sub.2).sub.m QR.sub.3 R.sub.4 ; or ##STR1## wherein Q is arsenic, antimony, or phosphorus; and R.sub.1,R.sub.2,R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are alkyl, alkoxyl, aryl, or aryloxyl groups, and may be the same or different; and m is an integer of from 3 to about 5; and n is an integer of from 2 to about 4.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 1984Date of Patent: September 17, 1985Assignee: Sun Tech, Inc.Inventors: Chao-Yang Hsu, Paul E. Ellis, Jr.
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Patent number: 4542120Abstract: Olefins are hydroformylated with syngas in the presence of a novel organo metallic complex catalyst to form the corresponding aldehydes at high reaction rates and improved selectivity of linear aldehydes over branched aldehydes.The novel catalyst comprises an organo metallic complex formed from a mixture of:(1) platinum (II) acetylacetonate;(2) a Group IVB metal halide; and(3) a bidentate tertiary ligand of the formula ##STR1## wherein Q is arsenic, antimony, or phosphorus; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are alkyl, alkoxyl, aryl, or aryloxyl groups, and may be the same or different.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 1984Date of Patent: September 17, 1985Assignee: Sun Tech, Inc.Inventors: Chao-Yang Hsu, Paul E. Ellis, Jr.
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Patent number: 4528278Abstract: Olefins are hydroformylated with syngas in the presence of a novel organo metallic complex catalyst to form the corresponding aldehydes at high reaction rates and improved selectivity of linear aldehydes over branched aldehydes.The novel catalyst comprises an organo metallic complex formed from a mixture of:(1) a platinum (II) compound;(2) a ferrocene-derived ligand; and(3) a Group IVB metal halide.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 1984Date of Patent: July 9, 1985Assignee: Sun Tech, Inc.Inventor: Chao-Yang Hsu
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Patent number: 4524142Abstract: Olefins are hydroformylated with syngas in the presence of a novel organometallic complex catalyst to form the corresponding aldehydes at high reaction rates and improved selectively of linear aldehydes over branched aldehydes.The novel catalyst comprises an organometallic complex formed from a mixture of(1) a platinum (O) complex containing two bidentate diphosphine, diarsine or distibine ligands; and(2) A Group IVB metal halide.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 1984Date of Patent: June 18, 1985Assignee: Sun Tech, Inc.Inventors: Chao-Yang Hsu, James E. Lyons, Paul E. Ellis, Jr.